Question

a box contains 14 red papers, 17 blue papers, and 23 white papers. If someone selects one paper at random what is the probability of not getting a white paper

Answer 1

Total number of papers in the box = 14 + 17 + 23 = 54

Question states that only one selection is made and we have to find the probability of not getting a white paper. That means that we must select any of the 14 red paper and 17 blue paper.

Therefore total number of favourable papers we can select from = 14 + 17 = 31

Now, Probability P is given as = Number of favourable outcomes / total number of outcome

Therefore, P(not selecting a white paper) = 31 / 54 = 0.57, or we can say 57% probability

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