A bag contains 3 white balls and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without replacement, what is the probability that both balls are black? Show complete solution and choose from the choices below: 5/8 5/12 5/14 5/16
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There are 5 black balls and a total of 8 balls (3 white + 5 black), so the probability is 5/8. Show more…
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