Question

a bag contains 42 red, 45 green, 20 yellow, and 32 purple candy. you pick one candy at random. find the probability that it is not purple. p(not purple) = \frac{?}{?}

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total candies

$42 + 45+20 + 32=139$

Step2: Calculate non - purple candies

$42+45 + 20=107$

Step3: Calculate probability

$P(\text{not purple})=\frac{107}{139}$

Answer:

$\frac{107}{139}$