A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, and 3 orange marbles. Mrs. Johnson picks one without looking, replaces it and picks another one. What is the probability that she picks two that are NOT orange?

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Anel asked Jul 24, 2023

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A bag contains 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, and 3 orange marbles. Mrs. Johnson picks one without looking, replaces it and picks another one.

What is the probability that she picks two that are NOT orange?

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Anel asked Jul 24, 2023

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75%

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Because there were 12 marbles and only 3 of them are orange so it is a 75% chance she won't pick one and a 25% chance she will.

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