A hat contains 54 Green slips of paper and 18 Grey slips of paper (and nothing else). Two slips are selected at random from the hat. The selection is made with replacement (the first slip is put back into the hat before drawing the second slip). The probability that both slips are the same color (both Green or both Grey) is

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A hat contains 54 Green slips of paper and 18 Grey slips of paper (and nothing else). Two slips are selected at random from the hat. The selection is made with replacement (the first slip is put back into the hat before drawing the second slip).

The probability that both slips are the same color (both Green or both Grey) is 

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Number of green slips = 54

Number of grey slips = 18

Total number of slips = 54+18 = 72

 

The probabilities of selecting green and grey slips are:

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