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if a box contains 10 left-handed and 20 right-handed screws,what is the probability of obtaining at least one right-handed screw in drawing 2 screws with replacement?

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When you take the first screw the odds of getting a left handed one are 1/3 or 10/30

When you take the second screw the odds of getting a left handed one are 9/29

This means that the odds of getting 2 left screws is
(10)/(30) x
(9)/(29) =
(3)/(29)

This means that the odds of getting at least one right handed screw is 26/29
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