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Question 663141: there are 16 red marbles and 48 white marbles. what is the probability of randomly choosing a red marble?
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Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16/(16+48)
16/64=1/4 or 25% chance of selecting a red marble.
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