SOLUTION: A bag contains 5 red balls and 5 blue balls. 2 balls are selected at random. Find the probability of selecting 2 red balls. AM I CORRECT? 5/33 ?

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Question 761281: A bag contains 5 red balls and 5 blue balls. 2 balls are selected at random. Find the probability of selecting 2 red balls.

AM I CORRECT? 5/33 ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A bag contains 5 red balls and 5 blue balls. 2 balls are selected at random. Find the probability of selecting 2 red balls.
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# of ways to select 2 red balls: 5C2 = 10
# of random pairs of balls: 12C2 = 66
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P(2 red balls) = 10/66 = 5/33
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You are correct.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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