Question

A bag contains 6 red, 8 black and 4 white balls. A ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that ball drawn is not black? Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

Total numbers of red balls = 6 Number of black balls = 8 Number of white balls = 4 Total number of non-red balls = 6 + 8 + 4 = 18 Number of non-black balls are = 6 + 4 = 10 Probability of getting a non-black ball is = Total number of non-black balls/Total number of balls = 10/18 = 5/9 ∴ Probability of getting a non-black ball is 5/9