document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204098>Question 1204098</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.	A ball is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 6 red balls, 2 white balls, and 5 yellow balls. Find the probability of the given event.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.	The ball is not red.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.	The ball is not white.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) <font color=red>7/13</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) <font color=red>11/13</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reason\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 6+2+5 = 13 balls total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of which, 6 are red and 13-6 = 7 are not red<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's how we arrive at 7/13 to represent the probability of selecting a non-red ball (i.e. either white or yellow)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of selecting a non-white ball follows a very similar idea.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 2 white balls and 13-2 = 11 non-white balls out of 13 total.<BR>\n" );
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