Gail takes out a chip from the bag randomly without looking she replaced the chip and then takes out another chip from the bag. What is the probability that Gail takes out a white chip in both drawers three blue chips four pink chips eight white chips

Answer 1

The total number of chips in the bag is 3 + 4 + 8 = 15.

The probability of taking out a white chip in the first draw is 8/15.

After replacing the chip, there are still 15 chips in the bag, of which 8 are white.

Therefore, the probability of taking out a white chip in the second draw is also 8/15.

So, the probability of Gail taking out a white chip in both draws is:

(8/15) * (8/15) = 64/225 ≈ 0.2844

Therefore, the probability that Gail takes out a white chip in both drawers is approximately 0.2844 or 28.44%.