A box at a miniature golf course contains contains 4 red golf balls, 8 green golf balls, and 7 yellow golf balls. What is the probability of taking out a golf ball and having it be a red or a yellow golf ball? Express your answer as a percentage and round it to two decimal places.
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Answer: =57.89%Step-by-step explanation:The total number of golf ball is 4+8+7 = 19P (red or yellow) = number of red or yellow ------------------------------------ total number of golf balls = 4+7 ----- 19 =11/19Changing this to a percent means changing it to a decimal and multiplying by 100% = .578947368 * 100% =57.8947368%Rounding to two decimal places =57.89%