At a game booth, a student gets a box of candy as the prize for winning a game. The boxes come in four colors: white, red, green, and blue. There are 10 boxes of each color. All the boxes are equally likely to be given away as prizes. Which expression shows the probability of the first winner receiving a white box and the second winner also receiving a box of the same color?

10 over 40 multiplied by 9 over 39

10 over 40 multiplied by 10 over 39

10 over 40 plus 9 over 39

10 over 40 plus 10 over 39

Question

At a game booth, a student gets a box of candy as the prize for winning a game. The boxes come in four colors: white, red, green, and blue. There are 10 boxes of each color. All the boxes are equally likely to be given away as prizes. Which expression shows the probability of the first winner receiving a white box and the second winner also receiving a box of the same color?

 10 over 40 multiplied by 9 over 39

 10 over 40 multiplied by 10 over 39

 10 over 40 plus 9 over 39

 10 over 40 plus 10 over 39

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