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A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is:
(i) white or blue
(ii) red or black
(iii) not white
(iv) neither white nor black

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Number of white balls = 5 Number of red balls = 7Number of blach balls = 4Number of blue balls = 2Total number of balls = 5+7+4+2 = 18Total number of possible outcomes = 18i.Number of white balls = 5Number of blue balls = 2Number of favourable outcomes = 5+2 = 7Pwhite or blue = Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of possible outcomes = 718ii.Number of red balls = 7Number of black balls = 4Number of favourable outcomes = 7+4 = 11Pred or black = Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of possible outcomes = 1118iii.Number of non-white balls = 7+4+2 = 13Number of favourable outcomes = 13Pnon white = Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of possible outcomes = 1318iv.Number of white balls = 5Number of black balls = 4Number of favourable outcomes = 5+4 = 9Peither white or black = Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of possible outcomes = 918 = 12Pneither white nor black = 1 - Peither white or black = 1 - 12 = 12

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