SOLUTION: There is a bag filled with 5 blue and 6 red marbles. A marble is taken at random from the bag, the colour is noted and then it is replaced. Another marble is taken at random. Wh

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Question 1176383: There is a bag filled with 5 blue and 6 red marbles.
A marble is taken at random from the bag, the colour is noted and then it is replaced.
Another marble is taken at random.
What is the probability of getting exactly 1 blue?

Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
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  P(exactly 1 is blue in 2 trials with replacement) = 


= P(1st is blue,2nd is red) + P(1st is red,2nd is blue) = %285%2F11%29%2A%286%2F11%29+%2B+%286%2F11%29%2A%285%2F11%29 = 60%2F121.    ANSWER

Solved.