l contains 8 chips. Three of the chips are red and 5 are blue. Four chips are to be drawn successively at random and without replacement (i) Compute the probability that the colors alternate (ii) Compute the probability that the first blue chip appears on the third draw.

l contains 8 chips. Three of the chips are red and 5 are blue. Four chips are to be drawn successively at random and without replacement (i) Compute the probability that the colors alternate (ii) Compute the probability that the first blue chip appears on the third draw.

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