SOLUTION: a bag contains a total of 20 balls. 6 are white, 3 are red and the rest are blue. if one ball is drawn from the bag, what is the probability that it is blue.

Question 69462: a bag contains a total of 20 balls. 6 are white, 3 are red and the rest are blue. if one ball is drawn from the bag, what is the probability that it is blue.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a bag contains a total of 20 balls. 6 are white, 3 are red and the rest are blue. if one ball is drawn from the bag, what is the probability that it is blue.
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If "the rest are blue" there must be 11 blue.
Prob (blue) = 11/20
Cheers,
Stan H.
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