Question

Joseph has a bag filled with 2 red, 4 green, 10 yellow, and 9 purple marbles. Determine P(not yellow) when choosing one marble from the bag.

8%
24%
40%
60%

Answer 1

Answer:
The correct is 60%

Explanation:

The total number of marbles in the bag is:

2 + 4 + 10 + 9 = 25

The probability of selecting a yellow marble from the bag is:

P(yellow) = 10/25 = 2/5

Therefore, the probability of not selecting a yellow marble (i.e., selecting a red, green, or purple marble) is:

P(not yellow) = 1 - P(yellow) = 1 - 2/5 = 3/5 = 60%

Therefore, the answer is 60%.