SOLUTION: A box contains 7 red apples and 5 yellow apples. Sue takes out one apple at random, notes its color, and puts it back into the box. Then she takes out a second apple at random, not

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Question 379519: A box contains 7 red apples and 5 yellow apples. Sue takes out one apple at random, notes its color, and puts it back into the box. Then she takes out a second apple at random, notes it color, and puts it back into the box.
What are the chances that both apples are red?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the first apple,
P%28Red%29=7%2F12
For the second apple,
P%28Red%29=7%2F12
For both apples red,
P%28R%2CR%29=P%28R%29%2AP%28R%29=%287%2F12%29%287%2F12%29=highlight%2849%2F144%29