document.write( "Question 1115749: The colors of gumballs are distributed as shown below. Find the probability of selecting anything other than pink if you choose a gumball at random from a large bag. Show your work.\r
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document.write( "Brown	Red	Purple	White	Pink\r\n" );
document.write( "0.21	0.32	?	0.1	0.2\r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  The probability of selecting Purple (which is hidden under \"?\" sign) is \r\n" );
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document.write( "    ? = Purple = 1 - (0.21 + 0.32 + 0.1 + 0.2) = 0.17.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  The probability of selecting anything other than pink if you choose a gumball at random from a large bag = \r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.21 + 0.32 + 0.17 + 0.1 = 0.8\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  Would I be more smart than I am, I could answer the problem question quicker:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The probability of selecting anything other than pink if you choose a gumball at random from a large bag = 1 - 0.2 = 0.8.\r\n" );
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