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A basket contains 3 red and 1 white identical balls. A ball is drawn from…

A basket contains 3 red and 1 white identical balls. A ball is drawn from the basket at random. Calculate the probability that it is either white or red.

  • A.
    (frac{1}{3})
  • B.
    (frac{1}{2})
  • C.
    (frac{3}{4})
  • D.
    1
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation

P(white or red) = P(white) + P(red)

= (frac{3}{4} + frac{1}{4})

= 1