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A bag contains 8 red M&Ms, 12 blue M&Ms, 3 brown M&Ms, and 7 green M&Ms. An M&M is picked at random from the bag.

What is the probability of getting the first color M&M, eating it, then grabbing the second color?

Brown, then blue:

Answer :

Answer:

4%

Step-by-step explanation:

8 red + 12 blue + 3 brown + 7 green = 30 M&Ms

3 brown / 30 M&Ms = 0.1

you ate one so now you have 29 M&Ms

12 / 29 = 0.4137931034

0.1 x 0.4137931034 x 100 = 4.1379310344%

rounds to 4%

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