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A container has 14 yellow chips, 10 blue chips and 12 red chips in it. One chip is randomly chosen from the container, and then a second chip is randomly chosen after replacing the first chip. What is the probability that both chips are red?

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The probability of drawing a red chip on the first draw is 12/36 = 1/3 .

The probability of drawing a red chip on the second draw is 12/36 = 1/3 .

The probability that both events happen is (1/3 x 1/3) = 1/9 = 11.1% .
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