SOLUTION: A bag of M&M's has 5 red, 3 green, 8 blue, and 6 yellow M&M's. What is the probability of randomly picking: (give answer as a reduced fraction) a blue or green?

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Question 1191718: A bag of M&M's has 5 red, 3 green, 8 blue, and 6 yellow M&M's. What is the probability of randomly picking:
(give answer as a reduced fraction)
a blue or green?

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A bag of M&M's has 5 red, 3 green, 8 blue, and 6 yellow M&M's. What is the probability of randomly picking:
(give answer as a reduced fraction)
a blue or green?
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    P = %283%2B8%29%2F%285%2B3%2B8%2B6%29 = 11%2F22 = 1%2F2.     ANSWER

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