document.write( "Question 1176599: A basket contains a dozen red roses and two dozen tulips. If two flowers will be selected one after the other with replacement, find the probability of getting a red rose and a tulip. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A basket contains a dozen red roses and two dozen tulips.
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document.write( "In all, there are 12 + 2*12 = 36 flowers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "P(1st is red rose, 2nd is tulip) =  =  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "P(1st is tulip, 2nd is red rose) =  =  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "P(getting a red rose and a tulip) = P(1st is red rose, 2nd is tulip)  + P(1st is tulip, 2nd is red rose) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "    =  +  =  = 0.4571 (rounded).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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