Question

Does choosing a blue marble represent the complement event of choosing a red marble? Explain.

Answer 1

The complementary event for choosing a red marble is choosing a blue or purple. The total number of marbles is 5. The probability of choosing a red marble is 1/5, and the complement would be 4/5. That is not the same as choosing a blue marble.

Answer 2

No, the probability of choosing a red marble is not the complement of choosing a blue marble.

P(red) + P(blue) = 3/5, not 1.

The number of blue and red marbles does not add to the total number of outcomes.

There are other marbles besides red ones and blue ones.

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