Chelsey puts twelve colored pieces of chocolate candy in a bag. Three pieces are green, four pieces are yellow, two pieces are purple, and three pieces are red. She draws one piece of candy from the bag at a time and eats it.
a. What is the probability that Chelsey will draw out three pieces of candy in this
order: red, green, yellow?
b. What is the probability that Chelsey will draw out three pieces of candy in this
order: green, yellow, red?
c. What is the probability that Chelsey will draw out three pieces of candy in this
order: yellow, red, green?
d. Make a conclusion about how the order in which she draws out the red, green,
and yellow pieces affects the probability.