SOLUTION: A glass jar contains 5 red, 3 blue and 2 green jelly beans. If a jelly bean is chosen at random from the jar, what is the probability that it is not blue
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Question 1085605: A glass jar contains 5 red, 3 blue and 2 green jelly beans. If a jelly bean is chosen at random from the jar, what is the probability that it is not blue
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there are 5 + 3 + 2 = 10 jelly beans in the jar
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there are 7 jelly beans that are not blue, therefore
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Probability (bean chosen is not blue) = 7/10 or 0.70
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