Consider randomly pulling marbles from a bag that contains 3 blue, 5 red, and 6 yellow marbles. What is the probability of pulling a red marble?(1 point)

Responses

514
Start Fraction 5 over 14 End Fraction

59
Start Fraction 5 over 9 End Fraction

55
Start Fraction 5 over 5 End Fraction

15

1 answer

To find the probability of pulling a red marble from the bag, we first need to determine the total number of marbles.

The bag contains:

  • 3 blue marbles
  • 5 red marbles
  • 6 yellow marbles

The total number of marbles is: \[ 3 + 5 + 6 = 14 \]

The probability of pulling a red marble is given by the ratio of the number of red marbles to the total number of marbles: \[ \text{Probability of red marble} = \frac{\text{Number of red marbles}}{\text{Total number of marbles}} = \frac{5}{14} \]

Thus, the correct response is: \[ \text{Start Fraction 5 over 14 End Fraction} \]