SOLUTION: There are 17 red coins, 19 purple coins, 4 blue coins, and 8 white coins in a box. Two coins are drawn out without replacement. What is the probability that at least one of them is

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Question 1093097: There are 17 red coins, 19 purple coins, 4 blue coins, and 8 white coins in a box. Two coins are drawn out without replacement. What is the probability that at least one of them is red?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 48 coins.
probability none is red would be 1- probability (at least 1 is red)
(31/48)(30/47)=0.4122
1-0.4122=0.5878.