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A bag contains 5 white and 7 red balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that ball drawn is white?

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To find the probability of drawing a white ball from a bag containing 5 white balls and 7 red balls, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Determine the total number of balls in the bag. - The bag contains 5 white balls and 7 red balls. - Total number of balls = Number of white balls + Number of red balls - Total number of balls = 5 + 7 = 12 ### Step 2: Identify the number of favorable outcomes. ...
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