<PRE><B>Question 846679</B>
a bag contains six blue pencils, three red pencils, and three pencils. If two penciles are selected at random without replacement, what is the probability that both are red?
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# of ways to succeed: 3C2 = 3
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# of random pairs: 12C2 = (12/11)/(1*2) = 66
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P(2 red pencils) = 3/66 = 1/22
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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