Question

A bag contains 8 beads.

2 of the beads are blue.
1 of the beads is green.
2 of the beads are purple.
The rest of the beads are red.
Jules takes a bead from the bag at random.
What is the probability that this bead is purple or red?

Answer 1

5/8

Explanation:

→ Work out how many red

8 - ( 2 + 1 + 2 ) = 3

→ Add up red and purple

3 + 2 = 5

→ Divide over total number of beads

5/8