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What is the probability that both balls are red?

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There are four colored balls in a hat: two red, one black and one blue. After pulling out two of them, you know that one of them is red, but you do not know which one. What is the probability that both balls are red?

posted Oct 1, 2014 by Rajni

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PROBABALITY OF BOTH BALLS ARE RED ARE
(2 / 4) * (2 /4)
=( 1/ 2) * ( 1/2)
=1/4

answer Nov 4, 2014 by Dheeraj Kumar



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