document.write( "Question 629926: A box contains 15 large marbles and 18 small marbles. each marble is either green or white. 8 of the large marbles are green and 8 of the small marbles are white. If a marble is randomly selected from the box, what is the probability that it is large or white? Enter your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to 3 decimal places. If you could explain it step by step it would be GREATLY appreciated! \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "(8 of the large marbles are green and 8 of the small marbles are white)
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document.write( "A box contains 15 LARGE marbles(8G,7W) and 18 small marbles(8w,10g).  in ALL
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document.write( "marble is randomly selected from the box
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document.write( "P(large or white) =  P(LARGE) + P(white) - P(BOTH)= 15/33 + 15/33 - 7/33 \n" );
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