SOLUTION: 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 tul

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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.
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, ikleyn:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source):
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Hi Disregard comments, this problem is done with replacement. 36 flowers: 12red roses and 24 tulips corrected 2 selected with replacement: P(1 red rose and 1 tulip) = (12/36)(24/36) = 2/9 adjusting for order: P( 1 red rose and 1 tulip) = 2/9 + 2/9 = 4/9 Wish You the Best in your Studies.

Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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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.
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            The solution by @ewatrrr is incorrect.

            I came to bring the correct solution.

In all, there are 12 + 2*12 = 36 flowers. P(1st is red rose, 2nd is tulip) = = = P(1st is tulip, 2nd is red rose) = = = P(getting a red rose and a tulip) = P(1st is red rose, 2nd is tulip) + P(1st is tulip, 2nd is red rose) = = + = = 0.4571 (rounded). ANSWER

Solved.

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After seeing my post, @ewatrr made partial correction, but made another error.

Her solution in its present form still remains INCORRECT.