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Question 2A bag of marbles contains 8 black marbles, 4 redmarbles, 3 blue marbles, and 5 white marbles. What isthe probability of not drawing a black marble?

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Probability of not drawing a black marble = (Number of marbles which are not black)/ (Total number of marbles)

Probability of not drawing a black marble = 12/ 20 (Replacing)

Probability of not drawing a black marble = 3/5 (Simplifying)

The answer is 3/5

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