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A box contains 10 red, 6 blue, and 4 green marbles. What is the probabilty to withdraw a marble that is red or blue

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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A box contains 10 red, 6 blue, and 4 green marbles. What is the probabilty to withdraw a marble that is red or blue?

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Step 1: Given information

According to the given information, we have

There are 20 marbles in a box.

Number of red marbles = 10

Number of blue marbles = 6

Number of green marbles = 4

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