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

Answer:

3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

No of out come=3

Total ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, =8

So 3/8is your answere

Answer 2

Answer:

1.P(red pencils)=Favorable Outcome/Total outcome

                       =3/8

2.P(not red pencil)=1-P(red pencil)

                              =1-3/8

                              =5/8

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