SOLUTION: A box contains 5 red,3 green and 4 blue balls of the same size.if a boy picks two balls from the box one after the other without replacement,what is the probability that both balls

Question 388902: A box contains 5 red,3 green and 4 blue balls of the same size.if a boy picks two balls from the box one after the other without replacement,what is the probability that both balls are red?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the first red ball,

For the second red ball,

So then,

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