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Account for the first red ball being removed

A funfair player draws coloured balls from a box containing five blue and two red balls. To win, the player must pick two red balls consecutively. Each blue ball drawn is replaced and drawing continues; each red ball is not replaced. Calculate the probability of winning. marks

[2014/SRJC/II/5(c)]

CJC · Review problems · Question 7

Only blue draws leave the initial box unchanged.

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