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Probability Card deck problem

by pravsr Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:39 pm

A certain deck of cards contains 2 blue cards, 2 red cards, 2 yellow cards, and 2 green cards. If two cards are randomly drawn from the deck, what is the probability that they will both are not blue?

A. 15/28

B. 1/4

C. 9/16

D. 1/32

E. 1/16
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Re: Probability Card deck problem

by shaji Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:29 am

The 2 cards will have to be fom the 6 cards; this can be done in 15 ways. Terfore the correct answer is A i.e. 15/28

pravsr Wrote:A certain deck of cards contains 2 blue cards, 2 red cards, 2 yellow cards, and 2 green cards. If two cards are randomly drawn from the deck, what is the probability that they will both are not blue?

A. 15/28

B. 1/4

C. 9/16

D. 1/32

E. 1/16
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