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Supposed you want to successively select two balls randomly without replacement from a box containing 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. What is the probability that you will select 2 blue balls?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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