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At a game booth, a student gets a box of candy as the prize for winning a game. The boxes come in four colors: white, red, green, and blue. There are 8 boxes of each color. All the boxes are equally likely to be given away as prizes. Which expression shows the probability of the first winner receiving a white box and the second winner also receiving a box of the same color?

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8 over 32 multiplied by 8 over 31
8 over 32 plus 8 over 31
8 over 32 plus 7 over 31
8 over 32 multiplied by 7 over 31

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The correct answer is d

User Coxx
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D. There would be one less the second time because one would already be picked.
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