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A bag contains 8 red, 2 black and 5 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is not black?

A

`8/15`

B

`7/13`

C

`13/15`

D

`2/15`

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C
Total number of balls in the bag= 8+2+5 = 15.
Number of non-black balls = 8+5 = 13.
P(getting a non-black ball) = `13/15`.
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