Question 808044: A jar on your desk contains 12 black, 8 red, 10 yellow, and 5 green jellybeans. You pick a jellybean without looking. Find the probability that it is red or yellow.
Answer by ultimate44(2)   (Show Source):
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black jellybeans=12,
red jellybeans=8,
yellow jellybeans=5,
green jellybeans=5,
total jellybeans=12+8+5+5=30
Therefore:
P(red jellybeans)=8/30.. while p(yellow jellybeans)=5/30
Hence.p(red or yellow)=(8/30)+(5/30)=13/30
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