SOLUTION: 1. A bottle contains 8 marbles:3 are red and 5 are blue. You are to take a marble from the bottle without looking. What is the probability that you will pick a red marble? 2. A p

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Question 880469: 1. A bottle contains 8 marbles:3 are red and 5 are blue. You are to take a marble from the bottle without looking. What is the probability that you will pick a red marble?
2. A pair of dice is rolled and the resulting number is odd. Which of the following events is the complement of this event?
3. From a standard deck of cards, one card is drawn. What is the probability that the card is black and a jack?
4. A piggybank contains 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 4 nickels, and 5 pennies. One coin is removed at random. What is the probability that the coin is a dime or nickel?
Please show work. Thanks

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.P(red) = 3/8
2. complement would be resulting number is even
3. P(black jack) = 2/52 = 1/13
4. P(dime or nickel) = 3/14 + 4/14 = 7/14 = 1/2