SOLUTION: A box contains 6 blocks, identical except for color. The colors are two red, two white, and two blue. Two blocks of unknown color are randomly selected and placed in a bag. A block

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Question 807015: A box contains 6 blocks, identical except for color. The colors are two red, two white, and two blue. Two blocks of unknown color are randomly selected and placed in a bag. A block is then selected from the bag.
A. What is the probability that the block is red?
B. After noticing that the block is red, it is replaced in the bag. What is the probability that both blocks in the bag are red?
C. A block is again removed from the bag and observed to be red, then replaced in the bag. What is the probability that both blocks in the bag are red?

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