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
  
5 out of
  
9​, or StartFraction 5 Over 9 EndFraction
  
  
.
Part 2
b. It is

impossible
certain
unlikely
likely
that Sandra will choose a white marble from the bag.

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To fill in the blanks:

Part 1: a. The probability that Sandra will choose a white marble from the bag is \(5\) out of \(9\), or \(\frac{5}{9}\).

Part 2: b. It is likely that Sandra will choose a white marble from the bag.

In summary:

  • Part 1: \(5\) out of \(9\), or \(\frac{5}{9}\)
  • Part 2: likely