Suppose the inside bottom of a box is painted with three colors: one-third of the bottom area is blue, one-sixth is red, and one-half is yellow. If you toss a tiny pebble into the box without aiming, what is the probability the pebble will NOT land on the color blue?
A)2/3
B)1/3
C)5/6
D)1/2

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The probability of the pebble landing on blue is 1/3. Therefore, the probability of it NOT landing on blue is 1 - 1/3 = 2/3.

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