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Paige has some cards. Each card has a color on it.

If she chooses a card at random, then [tex]\( P(\text{blue}) = \frac{5}{9} \)[/tex] and [tex]\( P(\text{white}) = \frac{1}{18} \)[/tex].

Calculate [tex]\( P(\text{neither blue nor white}) \)[/tex]. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

Sagot :

To solve this problem, we begin by understanding the given probabilities:

1. The probability of drawing a blue card, [tex]\( P(\text{blue}) \)[/tex], is given by:
[tex]\[ P(\text{blue}) = \frac{5}{9} \][/tex]

2. The probability of drawing a white card, [tex]\( P(\text{white}) \)[/tex], is given by:
[tex]\[ P(\text{white}) = \frac{1}{18} \][/tex]

Next, we need to calculate the probability of drawing either a blue card or a white card. This is done by summing the probabilities of the two events since they are mutually exclusive (a card cannot be both blue and white at the same time):

3. The probability of drawing either a blue or a white card, [tex]\( P(\text{blue or white}) \)[/tex], is:
[tex]\[ P(\text{blue or white}) = P(\text{blue}) + P(\text{white}) = \frac{5}{9} + \frac{1}{18} \][/tex]

To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 9 and 18 is 18:

[tex]\[ \frac{5}{9} = \frac{5 \times 2}{9 \times 2} = \frac{10}{18} \][/tex]

Thus,
[tex]\[ P(\text{blue or white}) = \frac{10}{18} + \frac{1}{18} = \frac{10 + 1}{18} = \frac{11}{18} \][/tex]

Finally, we calculate the probability of drawing a card that is neither blue nor white. This is the complement of drawing either a blue or a white card:

4. The probability of neither blue nor white is:
[tex]\[ P(\text{neither blue nor white}) = 1 - P(\text{blue or white}) \][/tex]

Substituting the value we found for [tex]\( P(\text{blue or white}) \)[/tex]:

[tex]\[ P(\text{neither blue nor white}) = 1 - \frac{11}{18} \][/tex]

Writing [tex]\( 1 \)[/tex] as a fraction with a denominator of 18:
[tex]\[ 1 = \frac{18}{18} \][/tex]

Thus,
[tex]\[ P(\text{neither blue nor white}) = \frac{18}{18} - \frac{11}{18} = \frac{18 - 11}{18} = \frac{7}{18} \][/tex]

Therefore, the probability of picking a card that is neither blue nor white is:

[tex]\[ P(\text{neither blue nor white}) = \frac{7}{18} \][/tex]

Thus, [tex]\( P(\text{neither blue nor white}) \)[/tex] is [tex]\( \boxed{\frac{7}{18}} \)[/tex].
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