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a bag contains 6 white marbles and 4 black marbles. a marble is drawn without replacing the first one. what is the probability of drawing a white marble on the first draw, followed by a white marble on the second?

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Probability of drawing a white marble on the first draw = 4/10

Probability of drawing a black marble on the second draw= 6/9=2/3.

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