In a bag containing 5 blue marbles, 3 green marbles, and 2 red marbles, what is the probability of randomly picking a green marble? Write answer as fraction in simplest form.(1 point)

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To find the probability of randomly picking a green marble, we first need to determine the total number of marbles in the bag.

The bag contains:

  • 5 blue marbles
  • 3 green marbles
  • 2 red marbles

Calculating the total number of marbles:

\[ 5 + 3 + 2 = 10 \]

Next, we find the number of favorable outcomes, which is the number of green marbles:

\[ 3 \text{ green marbles} \]

Now, we can calculate the probability of picking a green marble by using the formula:

\[ P(\text{green marble}) = \frac{\text{Number of green marbles}}{\text{Total number of marbles}} = \frac{3}{10} \]

Since \( \frac{3}{10} \) is already in its simplest form, the probability of randomly picking a green marble is:

\[ \boxed{\frac{3}{10}} \]