A jar contains 10 red marbles numbered 1 to 10 and 8 blue marbles numbered 1 to 8. A marble is drawn at random from the jar. Find the probability of the given event, please show your answers as reduced fractions. (a) The marble is red. P(red)= 59 X (b) The marble is odd-numbered. P(odd)= 12 X (c) The marble is red or odd-numbered. P(red or odd) = 79 X (d) The marble is blue or even-numbered. P(blue or even) = 13 X

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10th Edition
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Author:Ron Larson
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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A jar contains 10 red marbles numbered 1 to 10 and 8 blue marbles numbered 1 to 8. A marble is drawn at
random from the jar. Find the probability of the given event, please show your answers as reduced
fractions.
(a) The marble is red. P(red)= 59
X
(b) The marble is odd-numbered. P(odd)= 12
X
(c) The marble is red or odd-numbered. P(red or odd) = 79
X
(d) The marble is blue or even-numbered. P(blue or even)
13
X
Transcribed Image Text:A jar contains 10 red marbles numbered 1 to 10 and 8 blue marbles numbered 1 to 8. A marble is drawn at random from the jar. Find the probability of the given event, please show your answers as reduced fractions. (a) The marble is red. P(red)= 59 X (b) The marble is odd-numbered. P(odd)= 12 X (c) The marble is red or odd-numbered. P(red or odd) = 79 X (d) The marble is blue or even-numbered. P(blue or even) 13 X
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