A box contains 16 large marbles and 18 small marbles. Each marble is either green or white. 9 of the large marbles are green, and 3 of the small marbles are white. If a marble is randomly selected from the box, what is the probability that it is small or green

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Answer:

[tex]P(S&G) =0.7941[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that:

Sample size [tex]n=16+18=>34[/tex]

N0 of  Large [tex]L=16[/tex]

N0 of Small [tex]S=18[/tex]

N0 large Green [tex]L_g=9[/tex]

N0 of small White [tex]S_w=3[/tex]

Therefore

Number of green marbles [tex]N0(G)=9+(18-3)[/tex]

Number of green marbles [tex]N0(G)=24[/tex]

Generally the Number of both small and green Marble is

[tex]N0 of (S&G)= 18 - 3 = 15[/tex]

Generally the  probability that it is small or green P(S&G) is mathematically given by

[tex]P(S&G) = \frac{(18 + 24 - 15)}{(18 + 16)}[/tex]

[tex]P(S&G) =0.7941[/tex]