Natalie buys a bag of cookies that contains 8 chocolate chip cookies, 4 peanut butter cookies, 8 sugar cookies and 5 oatmeal cookies. What is the probability that Natalie reaches in the bag and randomly selects an oatmeal cookie from the bag, eats it, then reaches back in the bag and randomly selects a sugar cookie? Give your answer as a fraction, or accurate to at least 4 decimal places.
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\[ 8 \text{ (chocolate chip)} + 4 \text{ (peanut butter)} + 8 \text{ (sugar)} + 5 \text{ (oatmeal)} = 25 \text{ cookies} \] Show more…
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