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counting and probability junior

Problem

A drawer contains 3 white balls and 6 black balls. Two balls are drawn out of the box at random. What is the probability that they both are white?
Solution
There are combinations of two balls that can be drawn. There are combinations of two white balls that can be drawn. So the probability that two balls pulled out are both white is .
Final answer
\dfrac{1}{12}