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 eithe

Question 1202108: 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 blue or white on the cover?
Answer by ikleyn(52894) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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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 blue or white on the cover?
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"Either blue or white"  means  "blue or white, but not both at the same time".


Therefore, the calculation is as follows


    P =  =  = .      ANSWER

Solved.

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