SOLUTION: A drawer contains red paper clips, 4 green paper clips, and 5 blue paper clips. One paper clip is to be taken from the drawer and then replaced. Another paperclip is to be taken fr

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Question 1202677: A drawer contains red paper clips, 4 green paper clips, and 5 blue paper clips. One paper clip is to be taken from the drawer and then replaced. Another paperclip is to be taken from the drawer. What is the probability that the first clip is red and the second paper clip is blue?
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A drawer contains red paper clips, 4 green paper clips, and 5 blue paper clips.
One paper clip is to be taken from the drawer and then replaced.
Another paperclip is to be taken from the drawer.
What is the probability that the first clip is red and the second paper clip is blue?
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The problem's description is DEFECTIVE, since the number of red clips is not defined
(= missed) in it.