Question

www.g A bag contains 3 white counters, 10 black counters, and 4 green counters. What is the probability of drawing (a) a white counter or a green counter

Answer 1

41.18% probability of drawing a white counter or a green counter

Explanation:

A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In this question:

There are 3+10+4 = 17 counters.

Of those, 3+4 = 7 are white or green

7/17 = 0.4118

41.18% probability of drawing a white counter or a green counter