A drawer contains 2 red socks, 3 white socks, and 3 blue socks. Without looking, you draw out a sock, return it, and draw out a second sock. What is the probability that the first sock is blue and the second sock is red?

Answer 1

Since you are returning the sock, the 2nd event is independent of the first.
so prob(your event) = (3/8)(2/8) = ...