A cup containing 3 blue paper clips, 2 red paper clips, and 5 silver papers clips . What is the probability of not drawing a red paper Clip?

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asked Feb 21, 2021 136k views

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Sean Cline · Answer 1 · 2021-02-25T22:52:15+0000

Answer:

0.2

Explanation:

The total universe consists of 3 + 2 + 5 = 10 paper clips.

2 of them are red.

The probability of drawing one is 2/10 = 0.2 or 1 chance in 5.