A marble is selected at random from ajar containing 6 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 3 green marbles. Find the probability that it is the following. a)the marble is not yellow b)the marble is either red or green What is the probability that the marble is not yellow? What is the probability that the marble is red or green?

Kathryn Sanchez

Kathryn Sanchez

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2022-09-06

A marble is selected at random from ajar containing 6 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 3 green marbles. Find the probability that it is the following.
a)the marble is not yellow
b)the marble is either red or green
What is the probability that the marble is not yellow?
What is the probability that the marble is red or green?

Answer & Explanation

Raphael Singleton

Raphael Singleton

Beginner2022-09-07Added 19 answers

For this question, let's notice that we have to find theprobability that the marble selected will not be yellow. Therefore, ask yourself these two questions:
(1) How many marbles that are not yellow (green and red) arethere?
(2) How many marbles are there total?
We ask ourselves these questions because probability is defined asthe ratio of the chance of the event occurring with respect to thechance not occurring.
Hence, we will take our value from question 1 divided by question2's value to get:
9 14 = P r o b a b i l i t y
albiguguiismx

albiguguiismx

Beginner2022-09-08Added 2 answers

14 marbles total
probability of not yellow
there are 5 yellow
14-5=9
9 out of 14 so
9/14
Probabilty of red or green
the same as not yellow
3 green 6 red
9 out of 14
9/14

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