Two Chips Are Drawn at Random and Without Replacement from a Bag

question 208

Short Answer

Two chips are drawn at random and without replacement from a bag containing four blue chips and three red chips. Find the probability of drawing two red chips.
A) $\frac { 1 } { 7 }$

B) $\frac { 1 } { 12 }$

C) $\frac { 6 } { 7 }$

D) $\frac { 9 } { 49 }$

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 7 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 12 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 6 } { 7 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 9 } { 49 }\)

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