A golf ball is selected at random from a golf bag. If the golf bag contains 3 orange balls, 8 black balls, and 8 yellow balls, find the probability of the following event. The probability that the golf ball is orange or black is Decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed

A golf ball is selected at random from a golf bag. If the golf bag contains 3 orange balls, 8 black balls, and 8 yellow balls, find the probability of the following event. The probability that the golf ball is orange or black is Decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed

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 golf ball is selected at random from a golf bag. If the golf bag contains 3 orange balls, 8 black balls, and 8 yellow balls, find the probability of the following event.

The probability that the golf ball is orange or black is

Decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed

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Solution - Given that, 3 orange balls,8 black balls and 8 yellow balls

Total number of balls=3+8+8=19 balls

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