A bag contains x red paper clips, (x + 4) blue paper clips, and (3x – 11) white paper clips. A clip is drawn at random from the bag. If the probability that the blue clip drawn is 1/2, find the value of x. Your answer

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A bag contains x red paper clips, (x + 4) blue
paper clips, and (3x – 11) white paper clips. A
clip is drawn at random from the bag. If the
probability that the blue clip drawn is 1/2 ,
find the value of x.
Your answer
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