SOLUTION: A jar contains 500 jelly beans, 100 of them red, 120 of them black, 60 of them green, and 130 of them orange, and 90 of them purple. Jon loves red and orange jelly beans, but hat

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Question 1140222: A jar contains 500 jelly beans, 100 of them red, 120 of them black, 60 of them green,
and 130 of them orange, and 90 of them purple. Jon loves red and orange jelly
beans, but hates black ones. If Jon randomly draws a jelly bean from the jar, what is
the probability of getting one he loves?
Answer by ikleyn(52824)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The formula is SELF-EXPLANATORY.


If you need more explanation/explanations, look into the formula attentively and listen what it will tell you about itself.



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