A bag contains 10 marbles of which 4 are red, 4 are green, and 2 are white. If you pull out 5 marbles at random, what is the probability that at least 3 are red? Express your answer, rounded to two decimal places, if necessary.

A bag contains 10 marbles of which 4 are red, 4 are green, and 2 are white. If you pull out 5 marbles at random, what is the probability that at least 3 are red? Express your answer, rounded to two decimal places, if necessary.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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