A bag holds the following marbles:

6 blue

5 gold

4 white

3 orange

2 clear

Philip is hoping to get either a clear one or an orange one because those two colors are most coveted. What are the chances that the next marble he picks at random will be either clear or orange?

Question

A bag holds the following marbles:

6 blue

5 gold

4 white

3 orange

2 clear


Philip is hoping to get either a clear one or an orange one because those two colors are most coveted. What are the chances that the next marble he picks at random will be either clear or orange?

anonymous · Answer

@peachpi, I just need to make sure I did this right or at least got the right answer. I got 5 / 20

anonymous · Answer

yes the answer is correct. if you just added the individual probabilities, you did it right

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! I might be checking alot of questions today.