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A box is filled with 5red crayons, 9blue crayons, and 6yellow crayons. A crayon is chosen at random from the box. Find the probability that it is a red or a blue crayon. Write your answer as a fraction
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A box is filled with 5red crayons, 9blue crayons, and 6yellow crayons.

A crayon is chosen at random from the box. Find the probability that it is a red or a blue crayon.
Write your answer as a fraction in the simplest form.

User Pradeep Kumar Das
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Answer:


(7)/(10)

Explanation:

P(R or B)=
(5)/(20)+(9)/(20)

=
(7)/(10)

User BaHI
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