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A bag contains 8 white and 6 red balls. The
probability of drawing two balls of the same colour
is
Two balls out 14 can be drawn in 14C2 ways which is the total number of outcomes.
Two white balls out of 8 can he drawn in 8C2 ways
Probability of drawing 2 white balls
Similarly 2 red balls out of 6 call be drawn in
6C2 ways
Probability of drawing 2 red balls
Probability of drawing 2 balls of the same
colour (either both white or both red)
