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a drawer contains 9 white paper clips, 5 green paper clips, and 6 red paper clips. One paper clip is selected at random. What is the probability that the paper clip is white, given that it is NOT red?

a drawer contains 9 white paper clips 5 green paper clips and 6 red paper clips One paper clip is selected at random What is the probability that the paper clip class=

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Answer:

the answer should be 9/14

Step-by-step explanation:

you add them all up then subtract the red for your denominator

then just put the number of white on top for your numerator


Answer:

The correct answer is option C

Step-by-step explanation:

If the red clip is not to be selected , then the sample size shall reduce to

[tex]9 + 5\\= 14\\[/tex]

Now only white clip is to be selected, thus its probability would be

[tex]\frac{9}{14} \\[/tex]