SOLUTION: A bookshelf has 4 non-fiction books, 6 fiction books, and 2 dictionaries. Two books are randomly selected, with replacement. Find the probability of choosing a fiction book, and t

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Question 618758: A bookshelf has 4 non-fiction books, 6 fiction books, and 2 dictionaries.
Two books are randomly selected, with replacement. Find the probability of choosing a fiction book, and then selecting a dictionary.

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Hi,
A bookshelf has 4 non-fiction books, 6 fiction books, and 2 dictionaries. 12 total
Two books are randomly selected, with replacement.
P(fiction, then dictionary) = %286%2F12%29%282%2F12%29=+1%2F12