a bowl of candies contains the following makeup of colors: 4 red, 2 yellow, 5 green, and 1 purple. taina is selecting a candy at

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random from this bowl. she does not like the color red. what is the probability that taina does NOT select a red candy

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Ivanshal [37] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-28T21:24:46+03:00

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<u>Candies</u>

4 red

2 yellow

5 green

1 purple

- Taina doesn't like red candies.

4/4+2+5+1 = 4/12

4/12 is the probability Taina <em>will</em> get a red candy, but we're looking for the opposite.

12/12 - 4/12 = 8/12 = 2/3

The probability Taina will not select a red candy is 2/3.