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A ball is drawn at random from a box containing \(6\ red\ balls,\ 4\ white\ balls\ \)and\(\ 5\ green\ balls\). Determine the probability that it is:

    1. \(Red\)

    2. \(White\)

    3. \(Blue\)

    4. \(Not\ red\)

    5. \(Red\ or\ white\)

\[total\ number\ of\ balls = 6 + 4 + 5 = 15\]

\[P(r) = \ \frac{6}{15},\ \ P(b) = \ \frac{4}{15},\ \ P(g) = \ \frac{5}{15}\]

  1. \(P(RED) = \frac{6}{15}\)

  2. \(P(WHITE) = \frac{0}{15} = 0\)

  3. \(P(BLUE) = \frac{4}{15}\)

  4. \(P(not\ RED) = P(BLUE) + P(GREEN) = \ \frac{4}{15} + \frac{5}{15} = \frac{9}{15} = \frac{3}{5}\)

  5. \(P(RED\ or\ WHITE) = P(RED) + P(WHITE) = \frac{6}{15} + 0 = \frac{6}{15}\)

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