Question

a drawer contains 30 pens of various colors: 4 are black 10 are blue, 3 are red, 6 are green , 6 are blue and red and 1 white A pen having blue or red is taken out of the drawer

Answer 1

Probability of blue or red = 3/10

Explanation:

4 are black 10 are blue, 3 are red, 6 are green , 6 are blue and red and 1 .

Total = 30

Probability of having a blue = 6/30

Probability of having a blue= 1/5

Probability of a red = 3/30

Probability of a red= 1/10

Probability of a blue or a red=

Probability of blue + probability of red

= 6/30 + 3/30

= 9/30

= 3/10