Question

A box contains 3 red pencils and 5 black pencils. A pencil is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability that the pencil is drawn is 1) red? 2) not red?

Answer 1

total no= no. of red pencil + no of black pencil

3 + 5 = 8

P(e) of red pencil = possible outcome

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total no.

3

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8

P(e) of not red pencil = possible outcome

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total no.

5

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8

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