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A box has 10 marbles in it, 6 red and 4 white. Suppose we draw a...

A box has 10 marbles in it, 6 red and 4 white. Suppose we draw a marble from the box, replace it, and then draw another. Find the probability that
a. Both marbles are white
b. Just one of the two marbles is white
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Probability calculation by probability multiplication rule.

Probability of both white is 0.16

Probability of one of them is white is 0.24

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