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A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random
What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?


Sagot :

Answer:

[tex]\frac{10}{21}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of balls = [tex](2 + 3 + 2) = 7[/tex]

Let S be the sample space.

Then, n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 7

= ⁷ C₂

= [tex]\frac{(7*6)}{(2*1)}[/tex]

=21

Let E = Event of drawing 2 balls, none of which is blue.

∴n(E)= Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of (2 + 3) balls.

= ⁵ C₂

= [tex]\frac{(5*4)}{(2*1)}[/tex]

= 10

∴ P (E) = [tex]\frac{n(E)}{n(S)} =\frac{10}{21}[/tex]