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Total number of red balls = 10 Total number of red white balls = 8 Total number of balls = 10 + 8 = 18 Probability of getting a white ball is = Total number of white balls/Total numbers of balls = 8/18 = 4/9 ∴ Probability of a white ball is 4/9

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