In a jar are 10 marbles: 4 black, 5 blue, and 1 yellow. Why can we use the special addition rule to calculate the probability that a single marble drawn from the jar will be either black or yellow? What is the probability?

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2022-08-18

In a jar are 10 marbles: 4 black, 5 blue, and 1 yellow. Why can we use the special addition rule to calculate the probability that a single marble drawn from the jar will be either black or yellow? What is the probability?

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Kasey Bird

Kasey Bird

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According to the general addition rule,
P ( A  or  B ) = P ( A ) + P ( B ) - P ( A  and  B ) 
However, when two events are mutually exclusive, such as when different solid marbles of different colors are drawn at the same time, then P ( A  and  B ) = 0 , so:
P ( A  or  B ) = P ( A ) + P ( B ) 
In this case, P ( black  or  yellow ) = 4 10 + 1 10 = 5 10 = 1 2 

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