SOLUTION: A pencil box contains different colored pens as listed below: 5 green pens, 8 blue pens, and 11 red pens. A pen will be randomly selected from the drawer and then replaced.Then ano

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Question 1081485: A pencil box contains different colored pens as listed below: 5 green pens, 8 blue pens, and 11 red pens. A pen will be randomly selected from the drawer and then replaced.Then another pen will be randomly selected from the drawer. Whatis the probability that a blue pen will be selected both times?
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8 blue pencils
24 total pencils
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