A bag has red marbles and blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn without replacement. What is the probability that at least one is red?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: Use the complement: .
- Step 2: Then .
Answer
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Why not the others: is of a different event; is the probability of no red; assumes replacement.
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