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Two urns each contain green balls and blue balls. urn i contains 4 green balls and 6 blue balls, and urn ii contains 6 green balls and 2 blue balls. a ball is drawn at random from each urn. what is the probability that both balls are blue? question 9 options:

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4+6+6+2=18(balls)
Another way 1)4+6=10(balls)-green and blue
2)6+2=8(balls)-green and blue
3)10+8=18(balls)-total probability
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Urn 1: P(blue) = 6/10
Urn 2: P(blue) = 2/8
The events 'draw a blue ball from urn 1' and 'draw a blue ball from urn 2' are independent. Therefore the probability that both balls are blue is the product of the two values of probability:

P(both\ blue)=(6)/(10)*(2)/(8)=(12)/(80)=(3)/(20)
The answer is: 3/20.

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