A Bag of Candy Was Opened and the Number of Pieces

question 238

Multiple Choice

A bag of candy was opened and the number of pieces was counted. The results are shown in the table below: $$\begin{array} { l | c } \text { Color } & \text { Number } \\\hline \text { Red } & 25 \\\text { Brown } & 20 \\\text { Green } & 20 \\\text { Blue } & 15 \\\text { Yellow } & 10 \\\text { Orange } & 10\end{array}$$ Find the probability that a randomly chosen piece of candy is not blue or red.

• A)0.60
• B)0.40
• C)0.15
• D)0.85

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