Question

A bag contains 42 red, 45 green, 20 yellow, and 32 purple candies. You pick one candy at random. Find the probability that it is not yellow

Answer 1

Answer:

119 / 139 or 85.611510791%

Step-by-step explanation:

42+45+20+32 = 139 (Total number of candies)

42+45+32 = 119 (Total number of sweets not yellow)

Answer 2

Answer: $\dfrac{119}{139}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The number of yellow of candies in bag = 20

Total number of candies in bag = $42+45+20+32=139$

The number of candies not yellow in bag = $139-20=119$

Now, the probability that it is not yellow is given by :-

$\text{P(not yellow)}=\dfrac{\text{Number of not yellow candies}}{\text{Total candies}}\\\\=\dfrac{119}{139}$

Hence, the probability that it is not yellow is $\dfrac{119}{139}$.