A bag contains 3 yellow marbles and 6 blue marbles. You randomly select two marbles from the bag. What is the probability that both marbles are
yellow when you do not replace each marble before selecting the next marble? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to three decimal places.

1/12

explanation- the first draw the probability is 3/9 or 1/3 and the second draw would be either 2/8 or 3/8 depending on the first marble color. but the likely hood of two yellow marbles in a row would be 6/72 chances or 1/12.

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A bag contains 3 yellow marbles and 6 blue marbles. You randomly select two marbles from the bag. What is the probability that both marbles are yellow when you do not replace each marble before selecting the next marble? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to three decimal places.

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A bag contains 3 yellow marbles and 6 blue marbles. You randomly select two marbles from the bag. What is the probability that both marbles are
yellow when you do not replace each marble before selecting the next marble? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to three decimal places.