There are 6 marbles in a bag: 1 blue, 1 red, 1 white, 1 yellow, 1 green, and 1 black. Mary picks one marble at ran- dom and then her sister chooses another from those left in the bag. What is the probability that Mary picks the red marble and her sister picks the blue marble?

There are 6 marbles in a bag: 1 blue, 1 red, 1 white, 1 yellow, 1 green, and 1 black. Mary picks one marble at ran- dom and then her sister chooses another from those left in the bag. What is the probability that Mary picks the red marble and her sister picks the blue marble?

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