SOLUTION: Suppose that in a bag there are eight blue crayons, six yellow crayons, and five red crayons. What is the probability that on the first draw you will get a yellow crayon and on th

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Question 1192607: Suppose that in a bag there are eight blue crayons, six yellow crayons, and five red crayons. What is the probability that on the first draw you will get a yellow crayon and on the second draw you will get a blue crayon assuming that the yellow crayon drawn was put back in the bag before drawing the blue crayon?
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Suppose that in a bag there are eight blue crayons, six yellow crayons, and five red crayons.
What is the probability that on the first draw you will get a yellow crayon
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6/(8+6+5)
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and on the second draw you will get a blue crayon assuming that the yellow crayon drawn was put back in the bag before drawing the blue crayon?
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8/(8+6+5)