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A spinner has eight equals sized sections six of which are gray and two of which are blue. The spinner is spun twice. What is the probability that the first spin lands on blue and the second spin lands on gray

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Each spin is independent of the other spin.
The probability of two independent events happening is the product of the individual probabilities.

6 gray; 2 blue; 8 total
p(gray) = 6/8 = 3/4
p(blue) = 2/8 = 1/4

p(blue then gray) = p(blue) * p(gray) = 1/4 * 3/4 = 3/16
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