Neco 2019 Mathematics Question 20

Practice objective / multiple choice question 20 from the 2019 Neco Mathematics examination.

Neco 2019 Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 20 NECO • 2019 • MATHEMATICS • objective

A bag contains red, blue and green balls. The number of red balls is twice the number of blue balls, and the number of green balls is 5 less than the number of red balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement and it is observed that the two balls are of different colours. What is the probability that one of the drawn balls is red? Give your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer Options

A. \frac{8}{10}
B. \frac{7}{9}
Correct Answer C. \frac{8}{9}
D. \frac{2}{3}
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
\frac{8}{9}

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This is Neco 2019 Mathematics Question 20. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Mathematics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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