An urn contains 40 red balls, 30 green balls, 25 blue balls, and 10 yellow balls. If Alicia randomly picks a ball from the urn, what is the probability that she draws a green ball, a blue ball, or a yellow ball?

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A urn contains 40 red balls, 30 green balls, 25 blue balls and 10 yellow balls.

Probability = Favorable outcome / Total outcome

 

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