In a box of 500 colored balls, 75 are black, 150 are green, 175 are red, 70 are white, and 30 are blue. what are the probabilities of selecting a ball of each color.

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In a box of 500 colored balls, 75 are black, 150 are green, 175 are red, 70 are white, and 30 are blue. what are the probabilities of selecting a ball of each color.

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if we want to select a ball of each colour we have to extract 175+150+75+70+1=471 balls

P=471/500 is the answer

Abdurrahim answered Jan 11, 2019

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