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A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is (i) red ? (ii) not red?

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Let (i) Number of red balls in a bag = `3`
Number of black balls in a bag = `5`
Total number of balls = `3 + 5 = 8`
Probability of drawing a red ball P(E) = Number of possible outcomes/Total number of favourable outcomes
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