document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68843>Question 68843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jar contains 5 green marbles and 3 orange marbles.  You randomly choose a marble from the jar.  After replacing the marble, you choose a second marble.  What is the probability that both marbles are orange? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because you replaced the marble after selecting the first, the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "results of the two selections are independent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(orange and orange) = 3/8 *3/8= 9/64<BR>\n" );
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