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A jar contains 3 green, 6 pink and 7 red marbles. if you pick a marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be NOT green or pink?

User Radia
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Answer:

7/16 OR .4375 OR 43.75%

Explanation:

probability = desired/all

you wanted to pick NOT GREEN OR PINK and the amount of marbles that aren't green or pink is 7. The total amount of marbles is 3 + 6 + 7 = 16.

So the answer 7/16

I hope it helps!!! :)

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