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A bowl contains 4 red marbles and 3 yellow marbles. Tim randomly draws 3 red marbles from the bowl. He replaces each marble after it is drawn. What is the probability that he draws 2 yellow and 1 red?

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The probability of drawing a yellow marble is \(\frac{3}{7}\).
Since he replaces the marble after it is drawn out, the probability of drawing another yellow is the same: \(\frac{3}{7}\).

The probability of drawing a red marble is \(\frac{4}{7}\).

In order to get the probability of drawing 2 yellow marbles and 1 red marble, given that each marble is replaced after it is drawn out, we must multiply the fractions together.

\(( \frac{3}{7} )( \frac{3}{7} )( \frac{4}{7} ) = \frac{36}{343}\)

Because the order of the marbles doesn't matter, we will multiply the probability by 3.
\(3( \frac{36}{343} ) = \frac{108}{343}\)