SOLUTION: A shelf has books with different colored covers: 5 are blue; 6 are red; 1 is orange; 3 are white, and 1 is blue and white. What is the probability of choosing a book that has eith

Question 1202088: A shelf has books with different colored covers: 5 are blue; 6 are red; 1 is orange; 3 are white, and 1 is blue and white. What is the probability of choosing a book that has either orange or white on it's cover?
P=5/16
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