A jar contains 17 orange,7 pink, and 4 black marbles. A marble is drawn at random.What is the probability that the marble is pin

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Anvisha [2.4K]

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A jar contains 17 orange,7 pink, and 4 black marbles. A marble is drawn at random.What is the probability that the marble is pin

k or orange

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Grace [21] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-14T19:55:36+03:00

Grace [21]3 years ago

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Sample space = 17 + 7 + 4 = 28
P(pink) = 7/28
P(orange) = 17/28
P(pink or orange) = P(pink) + P(orange)
P(pink or orange) = 7/28 + 17/28
P(pink or orange) = 24/28
P(pink or orange) = 6/7 or 0.857143 or 85.7%