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.

  1. Step 1: Use the complement: .
  2. 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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