SOLUTION: Sweet Circles owns 3 magic lollipop machines George, Penelope and Burt. George makes 56% of Sweet Circles lollipops, Penelope makes 25% and Burt makes the rest. 36% of George's lol

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Question 729470: Sweet Circles owns 3 magic lollipop machines George, Penelope and Burt. George makes 56% of Sweet Circles lollipops, Penelope makes 25% and Burt makes the rest. 36% of George's lollipops are red, 43% of Penelope's are red and 58% of Burt's are red.
A) What percentage of the lollipops are red?
B) If a randomly selected lollipop is red, find the probability that George will make it.
Thank you for your help with this. I have no idea where to start.
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