Some sanitation workers sifted through some recycling and trash to see whether people had correctly sorted their plastic bottles. Plastic #2 Plastic #4 Correctly placed 4 Incorrectly placed 4 What is the probability that a randomly selected bottle is incorrectly placed or is made of plastic #2? Simplify any fractions.

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Some sanitation workers sifted through some
recycling and trash to see whether people had
correctly sorted their plastic bottles.
Plastic #2 Plastic #4
Correctly placed
4
3
Incorrectly placed
4
2
What is the probability that a randomly selected
bottle is incorrectly placed or is made of plastic
#2?
Simplify any fractions.
Transcribed Image Text:Some sanitation workers sifted through some recycling and trash to see whether people had correctly sorted their plastic bottles. Plastic #2 Plastic #4 Correctly placed 4 3 Incorrectly placed 4 2 What is the probability that a randomly selected bottle is incorrectly placed or is made of plastic #2? Simplify any fractions.
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