Find the Probability that an Event Will Not Occur
-A bag contains 3 blue marbles, 8 green marbles, and 5 red marbles. One marble is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the marble drawn is not blue?
A) $\frac { 13 } { 16 }$
B) $\frac { 3 } { 13 }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { 16 }$
D) $\frac { 13 } { 3 }$

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total number of marbles is 3 (blue) + 8 (green) + 5 (red) = 16. The probability of not drawing a blue marble is the probability of drawing either a green or a red marble, which is 8 + 5 = 13 out of 16, or $\frac{13}{16}$.

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Find the Probability That an Event Will Not Occur
-A $\frac { 13 } { 16 }$