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A box contains 5 red, 3 green and 4 blue balls. A boy is allowed to take away two balls from the box. What is the probability that the two balls are red?

A.

533

B.

536

C.

103132

D.

3136

Correct answer is A

Total number of balls = 5 + 3 + 4 

= 12 balls

P(first ball is red) = 512

P(second ball is red) = 411

P(both balls are red) = \frac{5}{12} \times \frac{4}{11}

= \frac{5}{33}