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Question 40

A box contains 2 white and 3 blue identical marbles. If two marbles are picked at random, one after the other without replacement, what is the probability of picking two marbles of different colors?

  • A.2/3
  • B.3/5
  • C.2/5
  • D.7/20
  • E.3/10
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
1991
Question no.
#40
Type
Objective
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