Two balls are drawn successively without replacement from a bag containing 5 red and…

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Problem

Two balls are drawn successively without replacement from a bag containing 5 red and 3 blue balls. Which of the following expressions equals the probability that the first ball is red and the second ball is blue? (a) 58×38\dfrac{5}{8}\times\dfrac{3}{8} (b) 38×57\dfrac{3}{8}\times\dfrac{5}{7} (c) 58×37\dfrac{5}{8}\times\dfrac{3}{7} (d) 2×58×372\times\dfrac{5}{8}\times\dfrac{3}{7}

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