I appologize... for asking so many question. I’m horrible at math but I’m pretty good at science but I have... yet again... another question and this question is about something inside of the question hat I don’t understand so please don’t answer that actually question is like to do it by myself.

A jar contains 5 green erasers, 2 striped erasers, 4 pink erasers, and 3 white erasers. You select an eraser at random. What is P(not pink)?

Is this question asking me to find out what fraction of a chance it is for me to get a not pink eraser??

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Yes.

Thank you 🙏

Wait so the answer would be 5/7th correct?

Yes. 5/7

Thanks :3

You're welcome.

No problem at all! I'm here to help you understand and find the answer yourself.

You're correct! The question is asking you to find the probability of selecting a "not pink" eraser from the jar. In other words, you need to determine the fraction of the chance of getting an eraser that is not pink.

Here's how you can approach this question step by step:

Step 1: Find the total number of erasers in the jar.
To calculate the total number of erasers, you need to add up the quantities of each color given in the question.
Total erasers = 5 (green) + 2 (striped) + 4 (pink) + 3 (white) = 14 erasers

Step 2: Find the number of "not pink" erasers.
In this case, "not pink" includes all erasers that are not pink, which means it includes the green, striped, and white erasers. So, you need to calculate the total quantity of these three colors.
Number of "not pink" erasers = 5 (green) + 2 (striped) + 3 (white) = 10 erasers

Step 3: Calculate the probability of selecting a "not pink" eraser.
Probability is calculated by dividing the number of "not pink" erasers by the total number of erasers.
P(not pink) = Number of "not pink" erasers / Total erasers

P(not pink) = 10 erasers / 14 erasers

Now, you can simplify this fraction if needed or express it as a decimal or percentage to get the final answer.