A box contains 12 large marbles and 15 small marbles, Each marble is either green or white. 3 of the large marbles are green, and 9 of the small marbles are white. If a marble is randomly selected from the box, what is the probability that it is large or white? Express your abswer as a fraction or a demical number rounded to four demical places.

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A box contains 12 large marbles and 15 small marbles, Each marble is either green or white. 3 of the large marbles are green, and 9 of the small marbles are white. If a marble is randomly selected from the box, what is the probability that it is large or white? Express your abswer as a fraction or a demical number rounded to four demical places.

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