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On a single train journey there is a probability of 0.4 that your ticket will be...

On a single train journey there is a probability of 0.4 that your ticket will be checked. You make a return-journey, what is the probability that your ticket will be checked only once?

Give your answer as a proportion, rounding to two decimal places.

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