A bag contains 5 red and 3 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random without replacement, then the probability that exactly two of the three balls were red, the first ball being red, is
  • A$\frac{1}{3}$
  • B$\frac{4}{7}$
  • C$\frac{15}{28}$
  • D$\frac{5}{28}$
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