A bag contains 6 red and 4 blue marbles. Two marbles are taken at random without replacement. Find the probability that both are red.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: and . Step 2. Multiply: . **Answer: . Why not the others:** : That would be correct only with replacement. : That forgets that one red marble has already been removed. : Probabilities of successive events are multiplied, not added.
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