A bag holds red and blue balls. Two balls are drawn without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: The first ball is red with probability ; then red remain among balls. Step 2. Multiply: . **Answer: . Why not the others:** is the answer with replacement; and use incorrect denominators.

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