SOLUTION: Suppose 10 chips numbered 1-10 are put in a box.. If two chips is selected with the first one replaced ,what is the probability that both will be a multiple of three.

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Question 765247: Suppose 10 chips numbered 1-10 are put in a box.. If two chips is selected with the first one replaced ,what is the probability that both will be a multiple of three.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose 10 chips numbered 1-10 are put in a box.. If two chips is selected with the first one replaced ,what is the probability that both will be a multiple of three.
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Multiples of 3::: 3,6,9------ 3 ways
# of possible outcomes-------10 ways
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P(2 multiples of 3) = (0.3)^2 = 0.09
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Stan H.
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