A bag of 100 hard candies included 30 butterscotch, 40 peppermint, 15 strawberry, 10 orange, and 5 banana. The probability that the first candy pulled out of the bag will be butterscotch or strawberry is .45.

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The probability of pulling out a butterscotch or strawberry candy is the sum of the probabilities of each, which is (30 + 15) / 100 = 45 / 100 = .45.

A Bag of 100 Hard Candies Included 30 Butterscotch, 40