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A bag contains different colored candies. There are 50

candies in the bag, 28 are red, 10 are blue, 8 are green and
4 are yellow.
What is the probability of choosing one candy and getting a
blue or red?
Fractions should always be in lowest terms.
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19
25
38
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38
50
25
19

A bag contains different colored candies. There are 50 candies in the bag, 28 are-example-1

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Answer: 19/25

Step-by-step explanation: 50 candies total. 28 are red, 10 are blue 8 are green, and 4 are yellow. We want to calculate the probability of choosing a candy and either getting blue or red. The total candies that are blue or red are 28+10 = 38. So, 38/50. We can simplify by dividing by 2 to get 19/25. 19 is a prime number so that is as simple as we can get,

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