SOLUTION: An urn contains 8 pink and 9 white balls. Four balls are randomly drawn from the urn in succession, with replacement. That is, after each draw, the selected ball is returned to the

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Question 932313: An urn contains 8 pink and 9 white balls. Four balls are randomly drawn from the urn in succession, with replacement. That is, after each draw, the selected ball is returned to the urn. What is the probability that all 4 balls drawn from the urn are white? Round your answer to three decimal places
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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17 Balls: 8P, 9W
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4 drawn (with replacement)
P(all white) = (9/17)^4 = .079 (Rounded to three decimal places)