A gray mouse has a 30% chance of stealing cheese from a mousetrap without getting caught, while a white mouse has a 10% chance of succeeding at that. If 15 gray mice and 17 white mice try to steal cheese from different traps, how many pieces of cheese would you except them to get away with?

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A gray mouse has a 30% chance of stealing cheese from a mousetrap without getting caught, while a white mouse has a 10% chance of succeeding at that. If 15 gray mice and 17 white mice try to steal cheese from different traps, how many pieces of cheese would you except them to get away with?
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