Six vitamin and three sugar tablets identical in appearance are in a box. One tablet is taken at random and given to Person A. A tablet is then selected and given to Person B. What is the probability that Both were given vitamin tablets? Exactly one person was given a vitamin tablet? Person A was given a sugar tablet and Person B was given a vitamin tablet? Person A was given a vitamin tablet and Person B was given a sugar tablet?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Six vitamin and three sugar tablets identical in appearance are in a box. One tablet is taken at random and given to Person A. A tablet is then selected and given to Person B. What is the probability that

  1. Both were given vitamin tablets?
  2. Exactly one person was given a vitamin tablet?
  3. Person A was given a sugar tablet and Person B was given a vitamin tablet?
  4. Person A was given a vitamin tablet and Person B was given a sugar tablet?
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