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A bag of M&M's has 3 red, 2 green, 7 blue, and 8 yellow M&M's. What is the probability of randomly picking: (give an answer as a reduced fraction) 1) a yellow? 2) a blue or green? 3) an orange?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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A bag of M&M's has 3 red, 2 green, 7 blue, and 8 yellow M&M's. What is the probability of randomly picking:

(give an answer as a reduced fraction)

1) a yellow?



2) a blue or green?



3) an orange?

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