Tom keeps all of his favorite marbles in a special leather bag. Right now, five red marbles, four blue marbles, and yellow marbles are in the bag.
If he randomly chooses one marble to give to a friend what is the probability that it is blue ?
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How many yellow marbles are in the bag?
4/(5+4+y)
1011
4/12
Hey fellow student! The total number of marbles is 12. Because:
5 red marbles + 4 blue marbles + 3 yellow marbles = 12 total marbles
And there are 4 BLUE marbles in his special leather bag . . .
So the probability of a blue marble would be 4/12. The reason why is because there are 4 TOTAL blue marbles and there are 12 TOTAL marbles.
Hope this helps!
5 red marbles + 4 blue marbles + 3 yellow marbles = 12 total marbles
And there are 4 BLUE marbles in his special leather bag . . .
So the probability of a blue marble would be 4/12. The reason why is because there are 4 TOTAL blue marbles and there are 12 TOTAL marbles.
Hope this helps!
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