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Statistics for Data Science I · Quiz 2 · 16 Aug 2026 · May 2026 term

Question 6: A bag contains 5 red balls and 7 blue balls. Two balls ar…

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A bag contains 5 red balls and 7 blue balls. Two balls are drawn one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that both balls drawn are red. Enter the answer correct to two decimal places.

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Question 6 of 13 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Aug 2026, in the May 2026 term (Statistics1 14 Aug 26). It carries 2 marks.

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