Question

Maria has 5 Orange 7 green 3 red and 9 toothpicks in a bag. if Maria randomly selects one toothpick out of the bag what is the probability that it will be red or blue??

Answer 1

Answer: 12 out of 24, so 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

Add 3 and 9 together since those are the desired colors, then put it out of the total (24) and simplify the fraction down. Hope this helps!