A bag contains 5 red and 8 white balls. If a ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it will be: (i) White ball, (ii) Not a white ball?
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Total balls =5+8=13 (i) Probability of while ball =813 (ii) Probability of not a while ball =1− probability of while ball =1−813=513
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