There are 8 counters in a bag. 5 of the counters are red. 3 of the counters are blue. Two counters are taken at random from the bag.
Work out the probability that one counter of each colour are taken.
You must show your working.
Practise Oxford AQA IGCSE Maths Conditional Probability with exam-style questions for Core and Extended tier. 2 questions, matched to the Oxford AQA IGCSE Maths (9260) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 (Core: 1C and 2C; Extension: 1E and 2E) style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.