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If 18% of the beads in a bag of green 25% are red, and 40% are purple, what is the probability of choosing a bead that is either red or green?



If 18% of the beads in a bag of green 25% are red, and 40% are purple, what is the-example-1
User Rkachach
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Answer:

D 43 percent

Step-by-step explanation: you add them up because you are looking for both of them or either one .

User Jean Regisser
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Answer:

43%

Explanation:

18+25+40 =83

That means 17% are other

There are 100 marbles

18 green , 25 red, 40 purple and 17 other

P(red or green) = Number that are red or green/ total

=25+18/ 100

=43/100

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