Question 2A bag has 10 blue balls and 5 red balls. 2 balls are to be drawn successively and withoutreplacement. What is the probability that the first ball is red and the second is blue?

Given: Number of blue balls=10Number of red balls=5Number of balls drawn=2 (Without replacement)

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Question 2 A bag has 10 blue balls and 5 red balls. 2 balls are to be drawn successively and without replacement. What is the probability that the first ball is red and the second is blue?