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A jar contains a mixture of 20 black marbles, 16 red marbles, and 4 white marbles, all the same size. Find the probability of drawing a white or red marble on the first draw.

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You have a 10% chance of drawing a white marble and 40% chance of drawing a red marble
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there is a half chance of pulling a red or white marble, 16+4=20 well there's 40 marbles total so 20/40 is simplefyed as 1/2 hope this help's please crown

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