A bag contains 3 red balls and 4 blue balls. 3 balls are selected at random. Find the probability of selecting 3 red balls.

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Explanation:

red balls=3

blue balls=4

total balls=3+4=7

probability of selecting 3 red balls=3/7 ×2/6×1/5=1/35

selecting 1 red ball=3/7

after selecting there are two red balls and total balls are 6

so now P=2/6

and so on .

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