Multiple choice

In a basket 8 are red balls and 2 are white balls, What is the probability of selecting 2 red balls in random?

  1. 0.6

  2. 0.5

  3. 0.9

  4. 0.2
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Explanation

Total balls = 10. Probability of picking the first red ball is 8/10. Probability of picking the second red ball is 7/9. Total probability = (8/10) * (7/9) = 56/90 = 0.622. The option 0.6 is the closest approximation.

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