Determine whether the events are mutually exclusive.
-A bag contains 7 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. Find P(not blue).
A) 8

B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$

C) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$

D) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

Question

Determine whether the events are mutually exclusive.
-A bag contains 7 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. Find P(not blue). 
A) 8

B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$

C) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$

D) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of not drawing a blue marble is the probability of drawing either a red or green marble. There are 8 marbles that are not blue out of a total of 12 marbles, so P(not blue) = 8/12 = 2/3.

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