If a pencil is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 14 black pencils, 13 orange pencils, and 15 red pencils, find the probability of the following events. You may answer using a fraction or decimal rounded to three places. (a) A black pencil is drawn:   (b) A orange pencil is drawn:   (c) A red pencil is drawn:

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If a pencil is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 14 black pencils, 13 orange pencils, and 15 red pencils, find the probability of the following events.

You may answer using a fraction or decimal rounded to three places.

(a) A black pencil is drawn:  

(b) A orange pencil is drawn:  

(c) A red pencil is drawn:  

(d) A green pencil is drawn:  

(e) A black or orange pencil is drawn

 

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