document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139723>Question 139723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me. We are working on probability and I am not so good with it. I am not sure it the answer would be 1/23--that just seems too easy. If you can please help me, I would be thankful. Here is the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A bag contains 9 green marbles, 8 red marbles, and 7 blue marbles. Without looking, a marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that a red or a blue marble will be drawn?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9+8+7=24 total marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8+7)/24=15/24=5/8=.625 or 62.5% chance that a red or a blue marble will be drawn. </SPAN>\n" );
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