Tate has bag of golf balls 3 red, 5 blue,

Akira Huang

Akira Huang

Answered question

2022-05-22

Tate has bag of golf balls 3 red, 5 blue, 2 yellow, and 2 green. What is the probability that he pulls out a red one, replaces it, and then pulls out another red one?

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Madisyn Avery

Madisyn Avery

Beginner2022-05-23Added 12 answers

Step 1
There are 12 golf balls, of which 3 are red.
The probability of drawing a red = 3 12
Step 2
The fact that the ball was replaced, means that the probability for drawing a red a second time is still 3 12
P ( R R ) = P ( R ) × P ( R ) read 'TIMES' as 'AND'
= 3 12 × 3 12 = 1 4 × 1 4 = 1 16

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