A bag contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles, 4 green marbles. What is the probability that if one marble is taken out of the bag at random, it will be (i) red (ii) white (iii) not green Share with your friends Share 1 Global Expert answered this Number of red marbles = 5Number of white marbles = 8Number of green marbles = 4Total number of marbles in the bag = 5 + 8 + 4 = 17∴ Total number outcomes = 17(i)Let A be the event of drawing a red ball.∴ PA=Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of outcomes=517(ii)Let B be the event of drawing a white ball.∴ PB=Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of outcomes=817(iii)Let C be the event of drawing a green ball.∴ PC=Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of outcomes=417Now, the event of not drawing a green ball is:PC = 1 - PC = 1 - 417 = 1317 0 View Full Answer
