A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Two marbles are randa hout replacement. Calculate the probability that: narbles are red

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A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Two marbles are randomly
drawn without replacement. Calculate the probability that:
a) both marbles are red
b) the first marble is red and the second is blue
c) one marble is red and the other is blue
Transcribed Image Text:7. A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Two marbles are randomly drawn without replacement. Calculate the probability that: a) both marbles are red b) the first marble is red and the second is blue c) one marble is red and the other is blue
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