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Drawing two marbles without replacement from three red and eight blue, what is the probability that both are blue?

AIt is 64/121
BIt is 48/110
CIt is 56/110
DIt is 64/110
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It is 56/110
1. The first draw gives blue with probability 8/11. 2. That marble is not replaced, so seven blue marbles remain among ten. 3. The second draw gives blue with probability 7/10, and multiplying gives 56/110. 4. The value 64/121 assumes replacement, which would leave all eight blue marbles in the urn. _Source: OpenStax Introductory Business Statistics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Probability Topics", section 3.4 Contingency Tables and Probability Trees_
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