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IMO D

Favorable/ Total ; 51/60 = 0.85
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There are 9 red or purple balls, so 51 non-red, non-purple balls. So the answer is 51/60 -> (divide each side by 3) 17/20 or 85/100 (multiply each side by 5), D
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A certain bag contains 60 balls — 22 white, 18 green, 11 yellow, 5 red, and 4 purple. If a ball is to be chosen at random, what is the probability that the ball will be neither red nor purple?

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Solution: Find the probability of ball being either Red or Purple= (5/50)+(4/60)=9/60
probability of ball being neither Red nor Purple= 1-(9/60)= 51/60=0.85

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A certain bag contains 60 balls — 22 white, 18 green, 11 yellow, 5 red, and 4 purple. If a ball is to be chosen at random, what is the probability that the ball will be neither red nor purple?

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Since 60 - 5 - 4 = 51 balls are neither red nor purple, the probability that the ball will be neither red nor purple is 51/60 = 17/20 = 85/100 = 0.85.

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