Probability of drawing a red ball, given that the first ball drawn was blue?
A bag contains blue and red balls. Two balls are drawn randomly without replacement. The probability of selecting a blue and then a red ball is 0.3. The probability of selecting a blue ball in the first draw is 0.6. What is the probability of drawing a red ball, given that the first ball drawn was blue?

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