SOLUTION: Answer with a fraction, decimal or percent. There are 20 marbles in a jar. 10 are red, 3 are blue, 4 are black and 3 are white. If you reach in and grab a marble, what is the pro

Question 297594: Answer with a fraction, decimal or percent. There are 20 marbles in a jar. 10 are red, 3 are blue, 4 are black and 3 are white. If you reach in and grab a marble, what is the probability that it is red and white
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Answer with a fraction, decimal or percent. There are 20 marbles in a jar. 10 are red, 3 are blue, 4 are black and 3 are white. If you reach in and grab a marble, what is the probability that it is red and white
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It can't be red AND white.
P(red and white) = 0/20 = 0
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Red and White are called "mutually exclusive events".
Cheers,
Stan H.
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