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College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section8.7: Probability

Problem 33E: Find the probability of each event. Drawing 5 orange cubes from a bowl containing 5 orange cubes and...

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If a pencil is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 14 black pencils, 13 orange pencils, and 15 red pencils, find the probability of the following events.

You may answer using a fraction or decimal rounded to three places.

(a) A black pencil is drawn:

(b) A orange pencil is drawn:

(c) A red pencil is drawn:

(d) A green pencil is drawn:

(e) A black or orange pencil is drawn

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$A j a r c o n t a i n s 14 b l a c k p e n c i l s, 13 o r a n g e p e n c i l s a n d 15 r e d p e n c i l s . t o t a l p e n c i l s i n j a r = 14 + 13 + 15 = 42 i f a p e n c i l i s d r a w n r a n d o m l y f r o m a j a r,$