Emma has a bag of marbles. There are 9 pink, 5 red, 8 green, 2 blue, and 6 white marbles in the bag. Calculate the complement of not picking a pink marble.(1 point)

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310
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710
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37

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To find the complement of not picking a pink marble, we first need to determine the total number of marbles and the number of pink marbles.

  1. Total number of marbles:

    • Pink: 9
    • Red: 5
    • Green: 8
    • Blue: 2
    • White: 6

    Total = 9 + 5 + 8 + 2 + 6 = 30 marbles

  2. Number of pink marbles: 9

  3. Probability of not picking a pink marble: The number of non-pink marbles is:

    • Total marbles - Pink marbles = 30 - 9 = 21

    Therefore, the probability of not picking a pink marble is: \[ P(\text{not pink}) = \frac{21}{30} = \frac{7}{10} \]

  4. Complement of not picking a pink marble: The complement of not picking a pink marble is picking a pink marble. Therefore, the probability of picking a pink marble is given by: \[ P(\text{pink}) = 1 - P(\text{not pink}) = 1 - \frac{21}{30} = \frac{9}{30} = \frac{3}{10} \]

Thus, the final answer for the complement of not picking a pink marble is: \[ \frac{3}{10} \]

Therefore, the correct response is: 310 (Start Fraction 3 over 10 End Fraction)