SOLUTION: Suppose I pick a jelly bean at random from a box containing eight red and four blue ones. I record the color and put the jelly bean back in the box. What is the probability of

Question 991118: Suppose I pick a jelly bean at random from a box containing eight red and four blue ones. I record the color and put the jelly bean back in the box.
What is the probability of getting a red jelly bean both times if I do this twice? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Since you are replacing the item drawn on the first draw, then the two events are independent. Therefore, the probability of both events is the product of their individual probabilities.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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