WAEC 2019 · Paper 1 · Q33

A box contains 2 white and 3 blue identical balls. If two balls are picked at random from the box, one after the other with replacement, what is the probability that they are of different colours?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. With replacement, each pick is white with probability 25\frac25 and blue with probability 35\frac35.
  2. White then blue: 25×35=625\frac25 \times \frac35 = \frac{6}{25}, and blue then white is the same.
  3. Add the two orders: 1225\frac{12}{25}, option D.

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