Probability of Independent Events: Modeling Multi-Stage Experiments

Probability of Independent Events: Modeling Multi-Stage Experiments

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A box contains \(2\) identical pink marbles and \(6\) identical blue marbles. A marble was taken out at random from the box, the colour was noted and the marble was replaced. A second marble was then taken from the box. Find the probability that the marbles were

  1. both blue,
  2. of different colours.

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Answer:(a) 9/16; (b) 3/8.

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