A box (Call it Box A) contains four red marbles and three blue marbles. Box B (another box) contains three red and three blue marbles. Find the probability that, when a marble is drawn from each box (a) Both are red (b) One is red and the other is blue

A box (Call it Box A) contains four red marbles and three blue marbles. Box B (another box) contains three red and three blue marbles. Find the probability that, when a marble is drawn from each box (a) Both are red (b) One is red and the other is blue

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A box (Call it Box A) contains four red marbles and three blue marbles. Box B (another box) contains three red and three blue marbles. Find the probability that, when a marble is drawn from each box

(a) Both are red
(b) One is red and the other is blue

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