SOLUTION: a bag contains 10 coloured balls. 5 are red, 4 are green and 1 is white. tim selects one at random. what is the probability of not selecting a green ball.

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Question 949165: a bag contains 10 coloured balls. 5 are red, 4 are green and 1 is white. tim selects one at random. what is the probability of not selecting a green ball.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the probability of selecting a green ball first.
P%28G%29=4%2F10=2%2F5
So then,
P%28Not_G%29=1-P%28G%29=1-2%2F5=highlight%283%2F5%29