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You randomly draw a marble from a bag of marbles that contain 8 blue marbles, 5 green, and 8 red marbles . What is the probability of drawing a red or green marble?

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We need to find the he probability of drawing a red or green marble

8 blue marbles

5 green marbles

8 red marbles

8 + 5 +8 = 21 total of marbles

To find probability of drawing a red or green marble

use the formula of probability: P = favorable outcome / total outcome

The P of get a blue marble is P(B) = 8 / 21

The P of get a red marble is P(G) = 8 / 21

The probability of get blue or red is the sum of the two P(B) and P(G)

P(B) + P(G) = 8/21 + 8/21 = 16/21

So the probability of drawing a red or green marble is 16/21

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