document.write( "Question 1200884: A bag contains 8 balls of which 5 are red and 3 are white. If a man selects 2 balls at random from the bag, what is the probability that he will get one ball of each colour? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A bag contains 8 balls of which 5 are red and 3 are white.
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document.write( "The number of all possible different pairs of balls is   = 4*7 = 28.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of pairs with different colors is 5*3 = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the probability under the problem's question is  .    ANSWER\r\n" );
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