Question

a bag contains 19 blue, 28 purple, 21 red, and 29 orange balls. you pick one ball at random. find the probability that it is orange or red. p(orange or red) = ?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of balls

$19 + 28+21 + 29=97$

Step2: Calculate number of orange or red balls

$21 + 29 = 50$

Step3: Calculate the probability

$P(\text{orange or red})=\frac{50}{97}$

Answer:

$\frac{50}{97}$