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A bucket holds 10 white golf balls, 3 pink golf balls, and 5 yellow golf balls. Jason selects 1 golf ball from the bucket at random.

What is the probability that the golf ball he selects is white or pink?

A. 554

B. 513

C. 1318

D. 135

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The correct answer is C, as long as there is supposed to be a slash there. ;)

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Answer: The correct option is (C)
(13)/(18).

Step-by-step explanation: Given that a bucket holds 10 white golf balls, 3 pink golf balls, and 5 yellow golf balls. Jason selects 1 golf ball from the bucket at random.

We are to find the probability that the golf ball he selects is white or pink.

Here,

number of favourable cases

= no. of white balls + no. of pink balls

= 10 + 3

= 13,

And total number of cases = total no. of balls = 10 + 3 + 5 = 18.

Therefore, the required probability that the golf ball he selects is white or pink is given by


P=\frac{\textup{no. of favourable cases}}{\textup{total number of cases}}\\\\\\\Rightarrow P=(13)/(18).

Thus, the required probability is
(13)/(18).

Option (C) is correct.

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