SOLUTION: A bag contains 3 red balls, 2 white balls and 1 blue ball. Two balls are taken from the bag at random, without replacement. Find the probability that the two balls are of different
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Question 1025260: A bag contains 3 red balls, 2 white balls and 1 blue ball. Two balls are taken from the bag at random, without replacement. Find the probability that the two balls are of different colour.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability (without replacement) that both draws are red is .
The probability (without replacement) that both draws are white is .
The probability (without replacement) that both draws are blue is .
The event of drawing two balls that are of different color is the complement of the event of drawing two balls of the same color.
==> The probability is
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