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Gummy Bear Probability Outcomes Analysis

3 red, green, and yellow gummy bears are picked from a bag without replacement. There are 27 possible outcomes for picking 3 gummy bears from 9 total. The probability of each outcome is calculated by taking the inverse of the total number of gummy bears for each color. The probability for each outcome is 1/27 or 3%.

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Gummy Bear Probability Outcomes Analysis

3 red, green, and yellow gummy bears are picked from a bag without replacement. There are 27 possible outcomes for picking 3 gummy bears from 9 total. The probability of each outcome is calculated by taking the inverse of the total number of gummy bears for each color. The probability for each outcome is 1/27 or 3%.

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Outcomes

RRR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

RRG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%


3 Red gummy bears, 3 Green gummy bears, and 3 Yellow
RRY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
gummy bears are picked out of a bag with replacement.
RGR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
R 1/3
R 1/3 G 1/3 RGG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

Y 1/3 RGY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%


R 1/3
RYR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
R 1/3 G 1/3 G 1/3
RYG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
Y 1/3
R 1/3 RYY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

Y 1/3 G 1/3 GRR1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%


Y 1/3
GRG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
R 1/3
R 1/3 G 1/3 GRY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
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Y 1/3 GGR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%


R 1/3
GGG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
G 1/3 G 1/3 G 1/3
GGY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
Y 1/3
R 1/3 GYR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
Y 1/3 G 1/3
GYG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
Y 1/3
GYY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
R 1/3
R 1/3 G 1/3 YRR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

Y 1/3 YRG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%


R 1/3
YRY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
Y 1/3 G 1/3 G 1/3
Y 1/3 YGR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

R 1/3 YGG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%


Y 1/3 G 1/3
YGY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
Y 1/3
YYR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
R: RED GUMMY BEARS
YYG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
G: GREEN GUMMY BEARS
Y: YELLOW GUMMY BEARS YYY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

Probability Total: 27/27 = 1 = 100%


Outcomes
RRR: 1/3*1/4*1/7 = 1/84 = .01 = 1%

RRG: 1/3*1/4*1/3 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%


3 Red gummy bears, 3 Green gummy bears, and 3 Yellow
RRY: 1/3*1/4*1/3 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
gummy bears are picked out of a bag without replacement.
RGR: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
R 1/7
R 1/4 G 1/3 RGG: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%

Y 1/3 RGY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .02 = 2%


R 1/4
RYR: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36= .02 = 2%
R 1/3 G 1/3 G 1/4
Y 1/3 RYG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

R 1/4 RYY: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%


Y 1/3 G 1/3
GRR: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
Y 1/4
GRG: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
R 1/4
R 1/3 G 1/4 GRY: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
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Y 1/3 GGR: 1/3*1/4*1/3 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%


R 1/3
GGG: 1/3*1/4*1/7 = 1/84 = .01 = 1%
G 1/3 G 1/4 G 1/3
Y 1/3 GGY: 1/3*1/4*1/3 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%

R 1/3 GYR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%


Y 1/3 G 1/4
GYG: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
Y 1/4
GYY: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
R 1/4
R 1/3 G 1/3 YRR: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
Y 1/4
YRG: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%
R 1/3
YRY: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
Y 1/3 G 1/3 G 1/4
Y 1/4 YGR: 1/3*1/3*1/3 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

R 1/3 YGG: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%


Y 1/4 G 1/3
YGY: 1/3*1/3*1/4 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%
Y 1/7
YYR: 1/3*1/4*1/3 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%

R: RED GUMMY BEARS YYG: 1/3*1/4*1/3 = 1/36 = .02 = 2%


G: GREEN GUMMY BEARS
Y: YELLOW GUMMY BEARS YYY: 1/3*1/4*1/7 = 1/27 = .03 = 3%

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