SOLUTION: probability that a red or green marble will be selected from a bag containing 9 red marbles, 6 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, and 11 yellow marbles if one is selected randomly?

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Question 1145976: probability that a red or green marble will be selected from a bag containing 9 red marbles, 6 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, and 11 yellow marbles if one is selected randomly?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice that the full number of marbles is 9 + 6 + 7 + 11 = 33


Therefore, the probability under the question is


P = 9%2F33+%2B+7%2F33 = 16%2F33.    ANSWER