A jar has 6 red marbles and 4 blue marbles. If 2 marbles are chosen, one at a time without replacement, what is the probability that both marbles will be red

Answer :

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1/3 Probability both are red

red picked first:

6/10

red picked second:

5/9 (9 as first red marble not replaced so 5 red marbles remaining and 4 blue marbles still)

6/10 * 5/10 = 1/3

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