SOLUTION: a bag contains 20 red marbles, 16 green marbles, and 12 blue marbles. If you select one marble at random form the bah, what is the probability that the marble is green?

Question 254025: a bag contains 20 red marbles, 16 green marbles, and 12 blue marbles. If you select one marble at random form the bah, what is the probability that the marble is green?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a bag contains 20 red marbles, 16 green marbles, and 12 blue marbles. If you select one marble at random from the bag, what is the probability that the marble is green?
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# of ways to succeed: 16
# of possible outcomes: 48
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P(one green) = 16/48 = 1/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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