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A bag containing 5 red and 3 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random without replacement the probability that exactly two of the three balls were red, the first being red is

A

`1/3`

B

`4/7`

C

`15/56`

D

`5/28`

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To solve the problem, we need to find the probability that exactly two of the three balls drawn from a bag containing 5 red and 3 blue balls are red, given that the first ball drawn is red. ### Step-by-step Solution: 1. **Identify the total number of balls**: - There are 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. - Total number of balls = 5 (red) + 3 (blue) = 8 balls. ...
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