There are 6 balls, all uniquely coloured, in a bag.

Adrienne Gross

Adrienne Gross

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2022-02-11

There are 6 balls, all uniquely coloured, in a bag. We're randomly drawing 2. How many ways can we draw first Blue, then White? How many ways can we draw the colour combination of Blue and White?

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Alaina Contreras

Alaina Contreras

Beginner2022-02-12Added 19 answers

We have 6 marbles and are pulling out 2.
The first question asks about colour sequences (and so Blue, White is different than White, Blue) and so is a permutation. The general formula is:
Pn,k=n!(nk)!;n=population,k=picks
P6,2=6!(62)!=6!4!=6×5×4!4!=30
The second part of the question asks about colour combinations, and so Blue, White is the same as White, Blue. That is a combination and the general formula is:
Cn,k=n!(k!)(nk)! with n=population,k=picks
C6,2=6!(2!)(62)!=6!(2!)(4!)=6×5×4!2×4!=15

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