SOLUTION: Angel Sanchez has 6 books on a​ shelf; 3 ​mysteries, 2 science fiction​ books, and 1 biography. Determine the probability of each situation below. ​a) Selecting one myster

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Question 1138101: Angel Sanchez has 6 books on a​ shelf; 3 ​mysteries, 2 science fiction​ books, and 1 biography. Determine the probability of each situation below.
​a) Selecting one mystery and then one science fiction​, with replacement
​b) Selecting one mystery and then one science fiction​, without replacement
​a) The probability of selecting one mystery and then one science fiction​, with​ replacement, is

​(Type an integer or a simplified​ fraction.)

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/2*1/3 with replacement or 1/6
1/2*2/5 without replacement or 1/5. Without replacement, there are 5 books remaining and 2 of them are science fiction.

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