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Use constant probabilities for replacement draws

A box contains blue and white discs. The probability of blue is 1/3 and white is 2/3. Two discs are drawn with replacement. Find the probability that (i) both discs are white, (ii) the first is blue and the second white, (iii) the first is blue or the second white.

CJC · Lecture · Example 9

Name the events, identify the sample space, and state which outcomes or conditions are being counted.

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