Felix has a bag of 6 yellow marbles and 6 green marbles. He picks a marble and then puts it back. He repeats the experiment 30. What is P(Yellow)?

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To calculate the probability of picking a yellow marble from Felix's bag, we need to know the total number of marbles and how many of those marbles are yellow.

Felix has:

  • 6 yellow marbles
  • 6 green marbles

The total number of marbles is: \[ 6 \text{ (yellow)} + 6 \text{ (green)} = 12 \text{ marbles} \]

The probability of picking a yellow marble (P(Yellow)) is given by the ratio of the number of yellow marbles to the total number of marbles:

\[ P(\text{Yellow}) = \frac{\text{Number of Yellow Marbles}}{\text{Total Number of Marbles}} = \frac{6}{12} = \frac{1}{2} \]

This probability remains constant regardless of the number of times Felix picks a marble because he replaces the marble each time. Thus, the probability of picking a yellow marble is: \[ \boxed{\frac{1}{2}} \]