Of the marbles in a​ bag, 2 are yellow​, 2 are red​, and 5 are white. Sandra will randomly choose one marble from the bag. Fill in the blanks in parts a and b.

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Part 1
a. The probability that Sandra will choose a white marble from the bag is
  
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Answer 1

To find the probability that Sandra will choose a white marble from the bag, we first need to determine the total number of marbles and the number of white marbles.

1. Count the marbles:
   • Yellow marbles: 2
   • Red marbles: 2
   • White marbles: 5

Total number of marbles = 2 (yellow) + 2 (red) + 5 (white) = 9 marbles.

2. Count the number of white marbles:
   • White marbles: 5

Now we can calculate the probability:

Probability (choosing a white marble) = (Number of white marbles) / (Total number of marbles).

So: \[ \text{Probability} = \frac{5}{9} \]

Now, we can fill in the blanks:

a. The probability that Sandra will choose a white marble from the bag is 5 out of 9, or \(\frac{5}{9}\).