SOLUTION: 6. Anna has 2 purple lipsticks, 3 red lipsticks and 3 pink lipsticks in her kit. She picks one lipstick, record its color, puts it back in the kit and draws another lipstick. What

Algebra ->  Probability-and-statistics -> SOLUTION: 6. Anna has 2 purple lipsticks, 3 red lipsticks and 3 pink lipsticks in her kit. She picks one lipstick, record its color, puts it back in the kit and draws another lipstick. What       Log On


   



Question 1042603: 6. Anna has 2 purple lipsticks, 3 red lipsticks and 3 pink lipsticks in her kit. She picks one lipstick, record its color, puts it back in the kit and draws another lipstick. What is the probability of taking out a purple lipstick followed by the red lipstick?
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Sampling with replacement.
P(purple)=2/8)
P(red)=(3/8)
Independent, since it is with replacement and the first does not affect the second.
Probability is the product, 6/64 or 3/32.