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A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball selected is

red ?

From given data,

⇒ Total number of balls in bag = 5 + 3


⇒ Total number of balls in bag = 8


⇒ Total number of Red balls in bag = 3


⇒ Probability of selected ball is red =


⇒ P(Red) =


∴ Probability that the ball selected is red = .


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