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Probability with replacement

We have 9 jelly beans, 3 blue, 3 red and 3 yellow in a bag. We will take out 3
jelly beans, one by one and put it back in the bag after pulling one out.
Here is our first try. Suppose the first jelly bean we take out of the bag is
blue. We write 3/9 because we have a total of 3 blue jelly beans and 9 total
of jelly beans and then put the jelly bean back in the box. The second is a
blue jelly bean again. We write 2/8 because we previously took out a jelly
bean so we have to subtract 3-1=2 and 9-1=8. Dont forget to place the jelly
bean in the bag. Finally, the third jelly bean is blue again. We write 1/7
because we have to remember about the jelly bean we previously took out.
2-1=1 and 8-1=7. We can also take out a blue jelly bean first, a blue jelly
bean second and a red jelly bean third. Since it is the first red we take out
the probability is 3/7. We can also take out a blue jelly bean first, a blue jelly
bean second and a yellow jelly bean third. Since it is the first yellow we take
out the probability is 3/7.
Every time you take out a jelly bean you must subtract the bottom number
and subtract the top number only when that color jelly bean is taken out of
the bag. The possible outcomes and probabilities are:

3/9*2/8*1/7=
1/7 Blue, blue, blue
6/504
Blue, blue, red
2/8 3/7 3/9*2/8*3/7=18/
Blue, blue, 504
3/7 yellow
3/9*2/8*3/7=18/
504
2/7 Blue, red, blue
3/9

3/8 2/7 Blue, red, red


3/9*3/8*2/7=18/
Blue, red, yellow 504
3/7
3/9*3/8*2/7=18/
2/7 Blue, yellow, blue 504
3/9*3/8*3/7=27/
3/8 3/7 Blue, yellow, red
504
Blue, yellow,
2/7 yellow
Here is our second possible outcomes and probabilities:

3/9*3/8*2/7=18/5
2/7 Red, blue, 04
blue
3/8 2/7 3/9*3/8*2/7=18/5
Red, blue, red 04
3/7 Red, blue, 3/9*3/8*3/7=27/5
04
3/7 Red, red,
3/9

blue
2/8 1/7 3/9*2/8*3/7=18/5
Red, red, red
3/7 Red, red,
04
3/9*2/8*1/7=6/50
3/7 Red, yellow, 4
blue
3/8 2/7 3/9*2/8*3/7=18/5
Red, yellow, red 04
2/7 Red, yellow,

Here is our third possible outcomes and probabilities:

2/7 Yellow, blue, blue 3/9*3/8*2/7=18/


504
Yellow, blue, red
3/8 3/7 3/9*3/8*3/7=27/
Yellow, blue, 504
2/7 yellow
3/9*3/8*2/7=18/
3/7 Yellow, red, blue
504
3/9

3/8 2/7 Yellow, red, red


3/9*3/8*3/7=27/
Yellow, red,
2/7 yellow
504
3/9*3/8*2/7=18/
3/7 Yellow, yellow, 504
blue
2/8 3/7 Yellow, yellow, red
3/9*3/8*2/7=18/
504
1/7 Yellow, yellow,

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