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Ways to select 2 numbers that equal 3 = 2 ways
Ways to arrange them = 2 ways (1+2, 2+1 and 0+3, 3+0)
Total choices = 4C1*3C1

2*2 / 4*3 = 4/12 = 1/3
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No matter what marble you pick first, you can always make a sum of 3 if you pick the right marble second. And when you pick the second marble, you are picking from 3 marbles, exactly one of which gives us the right sum, so the answer is 1/3.
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