$A$ box contains $5$ red marbles,$8$ white marbles and $4$ green marbles. One marble is taken out of the box at random. What is the probability that the marble taken out will be
$(i)$ red?
$(ii)$ white?
$(iii)$ not green?

  • A
    $\frac{5}{17}, \frac{8}{17}, \frac{13}{17}$
  • B
    $\frac{8}{17}, \frac{5}{17}, \frac{13}{17}$
  • C
    $\frac{5}{17}, \frac{4}{17}, \frac{8}{17}$
  • D
    $\frac{13}{17}, \frac{5}{17}, \frac{8}{17}$

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