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Suppose a jar contains 16 red marbles and 32 blue marbles. if you reach in the jar and pull out 2 marbles at random, find the probability that both are red.

Suppose a jar contains 16 red marbles and 32 blue marbles. if you reach in the jar and pull out 2 marbles at random, find the probability that both are red.
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Suppose a jar contains 16 red marbles and 32 blue marbles. if you reach in the jar and pull out 2 marbles at random, find the probability that both are red.

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This is because the probability of pulling a red is 1/3. Multiply that by itself to find the chance of repeating.
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