Unknown bag total and a complement

Unknown bag total and a complement

Secondary 2
3 marks
TGM Original Questions

A bag contains 8 red balls, 9 yellow balls and some blue balls. The probability of drawing red is \(\frac{2}{9}\). One ball is selected at random.

  1. Find the total number of balls.[1]
  2. Find the probability of not drawing blue.[2]

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Answer:(a) \(36\) (b) \(\frac{17}{36}\).

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