I offer you the following game.  I have a bag that contains 3 red balls and 3 green balls.  I will have you draw 2 without looking.  If they are the same color, you win, if they are different colors, I win.   Is the game fair?  Support your answer with either a tree or the multiplication rule.

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I offer you the following game.  I have a bag that contains 3 red balls and 3 green balls.  I will have you draw 2 without looking.  If they are the same color, you win, if they are different colors, I win.   Is the game fair?  Support your answer with either a tree or the multiplication rule.

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