Exactly Two Red Balls

Probability
Hypergeometric Distribution
Easy
A bag contains 4 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn without replacement. What is the probability that exactly two are red?
Hint 1

Choose two of the four red balls and one of the six blue balls.

Hint 2

Divide by the total number of ways to draw three balls from ten.

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  1. 1. Count favorable draws

    Choose reds from and blue from .

  2. 2. Divide by total draws

    There are equally likely draws.

Answer: 3/10

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