SOLUTION: Suppose I pick (without looking) a jelly bean from a box containing five red beans and seven blue beans. I record the color and put the bean back in the box. Then I choose a bean a

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Question 1126242: Suppose I pick (without looking) a jelly bean from a box containing five red beans and seven blue beans. I record the color and put the bean back in the box. Then I choose a bean again.
What is the probability of getting a red bean both times?

Answer by ikleyn(52818) About Me  (Show Source):
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%285%2F%285%2B7%29%29%2A%285%2F%285%2B7%29%29 = %285%2F12%29%5E2 = 25%2F144.

Note that the formula in this post is SELF-EXPLANATORY.