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A bag contains 8 red balls and 8 blue balls. A ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is red?
Explanation
Explanation
Total number of balls = 8 + 8 = 16. Number of favourable outcomes (red balls) = 8. P(red) = 8/16 = 1/2 in lowest terms.
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