A bag of balloons has 2 red, 13 green, 17 yellow, and 9 orange. What is the probability that a randomly picked balloon would be green or orange?

A. 15/41

B. 19/41

C. 22/41

Question

A bag of balloons has 2 red, 13 green, 17 yellow, and 9 orange. What is the probability that a randomly picked balloon would be green or orange?
 	
	
A. 15/41
	
B. 19/41
	
C. 22/41

anonymous · Answer

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)

So basically we take the sum of the probability of picking a green balloon and the probability of picking and orange balloon.

anonymous · Answer

The answer is C

anonymous · Answer

Good to know :P
hahaha

anonymous · Answer

Are you sure about your answer though?

anonymous · Answer

im looking over it

anonymous · Answer

Probability of choosing a green balloon +Probability of choosing an orange balloon

anonymous · Answer

13 + 9 = 22 so basically I am sure about my answer because then again Im summing up which is im adding it up

anonymous · Answer

summing is adding
its just another way of saying it

anonymous · Answer

and it is 22

anonymous · Answer

basically it is 22/41 then

anonymous · Answer

Yes you were correct. Just wanted to make sure you understood the process

anonymous · Answer

Thank you