MEDALS!!!! PLEASE HELP....A jar contains 5 red jelly beans, 9 yellow jelly beans, and 16 orange jelly beans. Suppose that each jelly bean has an equal chance of being picked from the jar. If a jelly bean is selected at random from the jar, what is the probability that it is NOT red?
1/5, 2/3, 4/5 or 5/6.....

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MEDALS!!!! PLEASE HELP....A jar contains 5 red jelly beans, 9 yellow jelly beans, and 16 orange jelly beans.  Suppose that each jelly bean has an equal chance of being picked from the jar.  If a jelly bean is selected at random from the jar, what is the probability that it is NOT red?  
1/5, 2/3, 4/5 or 5/6.....

anonymous · Answer

The answer is 5/6

anonymous · Answer

thank you.  I am not good a probability at all.

anonymous · Answer

Since you are not including red jelly
 probability that it is NOT red = (no. of yellow +no. orange)/total number of jellies
                                           = (9+16)/(5+9+16)= 25/30=5/6

anonymous · Answer

@JANELLSM98

anonymous · Answer

that makes more sense.  seeing it written out.