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Question 671569: a bag contains 6 red balls and 6 blues balls. 2 balls are selected random. find the probability of selecting 2 red balls Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a bag contains 6 red balls and 6 blues balls. 2 balls are selected random. find the probability of selecting 2 red balls
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# of ways to succeed: 6C2 = 15 ways
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# of possible pairs: 12C2 = 66
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P(2 red) = 15/66 = 5/22
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Stan H.
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