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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Mercy has a box of balls, of which 11 are red, 13 are blue, and 8 are white. Without looking, she reaches into the box to pull out a ball. Find the probability that she will NOT pull out a white ball.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks but it dnt give me that answers 2 choose from

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you so much!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You would add them all, and take the number of whites you have. So 8/24 and reduce it to lowest terms, so the answer is the fraction 1/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks i didnt knw how 2 do it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You're welcome. :)

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