SOLUTION: An urn contains 8 red marbles, 2 blue marbles and 5 clear glass marbles. If joe draws a single marble out of the urn what is the probability that he will get either a blue or a cle

Question 677841: An urn contains 8 red marbles, 2 blue marbles and 5 clear glass marbles. If joe draws a single marble out of the urn what is the probability that he will get either a blue or a clear marble?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An urn contains 8 red marbles, 2 blue marbles and 5 clear glass marbles. If joe draws a single marble out of the urn what is the probability that he will get either a blue or a clear marble?
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# of ways to succeed: 7
# of possible outcomes: 15
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P(blue or clear) = 7/15
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cheers,
Stan H.
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