document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=626204>Question 626204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the probabilities are respectively, 0.09, 0.15, 0.21 , and 0.23 that a person purchasing a new automobile will choose the colors green, white, red or blue, what is the probability that a given buyer will purchase a new automobile that comes from one of these color? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #394027 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=394027\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> green = .09<BR>\n" );
document.write( "white = .15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "red = .21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "blue = .23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum of these probabilities is equal to .68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that means that the probability that a buyer will not pick any of these colors is equal to 1 - .68 = .32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the probability that a buyer will pick one of these colors is equal to .68 which is the sum of the probabilities for each color.<BR>\n" );
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