SOLUTION: A box is filled with 5 brown cards, 2 red cards, and 7 green cards. A card is chosen at random from the box. What is the probability that it is a brown or a green card? Write

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Question 809260: A box is filled with 5 brown cards, 2 red cards, and 7 green cards. A card is chosen at random from the box. What is the probability that it is a brown or a green card?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(5+7)/(5+2+7)
=12/14
=6/7
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Ed