A bag contains nine black balls, three red balls and four red balls. In how many ways can two balls be drawn from the bag?  Choose the most appropriate option.
A) ¹⁶C₂	B) ⁹C₂	C) ³C₂	D) ¹²C₂	E) ¹⁴C₂
Total number of balls = 9 + 3 + 4   Two balls can be drawn from 16 balls in ¹⁶C₂ ways.   ¹⁶C₂
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A bag contains nine black balls, three red balls and four red balls. In how many ways can two balls be drawn from the bag?