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A jar contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles and 3 white marbles. If three marbles are chosen from the jar at random without replacement, what is the probability that each one of the colors will be chosen?

A. 5/144
B. 1/22
C. 3/22
D. 3/11
E. 1/3
Total MArbles = 5+4+3 = 12

Required Probability = \((\frac{5}{12})*(\frac{4}{11})*(\frac{3}{10})*3! = \frac{3}{11}\)

5/12 - Probability of taking first Blue marble
4/11 - Probability of taking second red marble out of 11 remaining
3/10 - Probability of taking third white marble out of 10 remaining
3! - For taking all possible orders of Blue-Red-White which can be counted in 3! ways

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A jar contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles and 3 white marbles. If three marbles are chosen from the jar at random without replacement, what is the probability that each one of the colors will be chosen?

A. 5/144
B. 1/22
C. 3/22
D. 3/11
E. 1/3


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Total marbles = 5+4+3 = 12
Choosing three Marbles = 12 C3 = (12*11*10)/(3*2*1)

Selecting each one color = 5C1 * 4C1 * 3C1

Probability of selecting each one colour = (5C1 * 4C1 * 3C1)/ 12C3 = 3/11. Option D
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D is answer

Probability of drawing one ball of each colour without replacement= 5/12*4/11*3/10=3/11

Suppose it said with replacement it will be = 5/12*4/12*3*12=5/144
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Ways of choosing any 3 balls out of 12= 12C3
Ways of choosing a blue ball= 5C1
Ways of choosing a red ball= 4C1
Ways of choosing a white ball= 3C1

Probability of choosing 1 ball of each color= (5C1*4C1*3C1)/12C3=(5*4*3)/220= 3/11

Answer: D
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Deconstructing the Question

We want the probability of selecting one marble of each color: blue, red, and white.

Use combinations: favorable outcomes over total outcomes.

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Total marbles:
\(5+4+3=12\)

Total ways to choose 3:
\(\binom{12}{3}=220\)

Favorable ways:
\(\binom{5}{1}\cdot \binom{4}{1}\cdot \binom{3}{1}=5\cdot 4\cdot 3=60\)

Probability:
\(\frac{60}{220}=\frac{3}{11}\)

Answer: D
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