A ball is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 6 red balls, 2 white balls, and 5 yellow balls. Find the probability of the given event. (a) A red ball is drawn. (b) A white ball is drawn.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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1. A ball is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 6 red balls, 2 white balls, and 5 yellow balls. Find the probability of the given event.

(a) A red ball is drawn.

(b) A white ball is drawn. 

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