One marble jar has several different colored marbles inside of it. It has 1 red, 2 green, 4 blue, and 8 yellow marbles. All the marbles are the same size and shape. If Peter takes out a marble from the jar without looking, what is the probability that he will NOT choose a yellow marble.   Question 5 options:   7/15   7/8   8/7   8/15

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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One marble jar has several different colored marbles inside of it. It has 1 red, 2 green, 4 blue, and 8 yellow marbles. All the marbles are the same size and shape. If Peter takes out a marble from the jar without looking, what is the probability that he will NOT choose a yellow marble.

 
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7/15

 

7/8

 

8/7

 

8/15

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