A random experiment is to draw one pencil at random from abox with 10 pencils of which 2 is red, 3 blue, 4 yellow and 1black.a. 0.1What is a probability of selecting a black pencil?b. None of the answers-1C. 0.8---d. 0.5

GivenNo.of red pencils=2No.of blue pencils=3No.of yellow pencils=4No.of black pencils = 1Total no.of…

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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A random experiment is to draw one pencil at random from a box with 10 pencils of which 2 is red, 3 blue, 4 yellow and 1 black. What is a probability of selecting a black pencil?