3 B 5 Y 3/8 5/8 2/7 Blue Yellow 4/7 Blue 5/7 3/7 Yellow Yellow Blue

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Suppose   3   blue and    5   yellow identical objects are in a jar. A blindfolded person randomly selects two of these objects from the jar one after another, without replacing them back into the jar. The following tree diagram depicts all the possible random outcomes and their probabilities.                                                    

 

Note: Please enter your answers below in fraction form.

a)  What is the conditional probability   P (Yellow | Yellow)

b)  What is the probability of obtaining a final outcome with first a yellow object and then a blue object?

3 B
5 Y
3/8
5/8
2/7
Blue
Yellow
4/7
Blue
5/7
3/7
Yellow
Yellow
Blue
Transcribed Image Text:3 B 5 Y 3/8 5/8 2/7 Blue Yellow 4/7 Blue 5/7 3/7 Yellow Yellow Blue
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