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A box contains 5 red marbles. 8 white marbles and 4 green marbles. One marble is taken out of the box at random. What is the probability that the marble taken out will be

red?

Total number of marbles = 5 + 8 + 4 = 17

⇒ Number of red marbles = 5


⇒ P(Marbles taken out is red) =


⇒ P(Marbles taken out is red) =


∴ Probability that marble taken out is Red = .


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