Find the probability. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth when necessary.
-A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 3 pieces of candy at Random. Find the probability that you have 2 orange candies and 1 lemon candy.
A) 0.0364
B) 0.0303
C) 0.1091
D) 0.3636

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The probability of selecting 2 orange candies is 3/11 * 2/10 = 6/110. The probability of selecting 1 lemon candy is 2/11. The probability of selecting 2 orange candies and 1 lemon candy is (6/110) * (2/11) = 12/1210 = 0.00992, which rounds to 0.0100 when rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth.

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