Q5. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly, then what is the probability of not getting purple marble?
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(a) 0.5
(b) 0.66
(c) 0.08
(d) 0.77
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Answer: (d) 0.77
Explanation: Total number of
purple marbles = 4
Total number of marbles in bag = 5
+ 8 + 4 = 17
Probability of getting purple
marbles = 4/17
Hence, the probability of not
getting purple marbles = 1-4/17 =
0.77