document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320299>Question 320299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A drawer contains 4 red socks, 7 white socks, and 11 blue socks. Without looking, you draw out a sock, return it, and draw out a second sock. What is the probability that the first sock is blue and the second sock is blue?      </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(blue on 1st draw) = 11/22 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the blue sock is replaced,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(blue on 2nd draw) = 11/22 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(2 blue with replacement) = (1/2)(1/2) = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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