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SSAT Middle Level
Quantitative (Math)

Probability of Drawing Two Same Color Beads

Very Hard Data Analysis And Probability Basic Probability

A box contains 10 red beads, 15 blue beads, and 5 green beads. If you randomly draw 2 beads from the box without replacement, what is the probability that both beads drawn are the same color?

To solve this problem, consider the total number of ways to choose 2 beads from the entire box and the number of ways to choose 2 beads of each color.

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