SOLUTION: there are 5 red marbles, 4, green, 3 yellow. What is the probability that it will not be red? would the answer be 7/12?

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Question 1087103: there are 5 red marbles, 4, green, 3 yellow. What is the probability that it will not be red?
would the answer be 7/12?

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12 marbles altogether, 7 are not red.
Yes, 7/12

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