SOLUTION: A bag has 6 blue marbles and 8 brown marbles. Half of the brown marbles are made of glass. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a brown,

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Question 828137: A bag has 6 blue marbles and 8 brown marbles. Half of the brown marbles are made of glass. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a brown, glass marble?

Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there are 14 marbles
4 are brown glass marbles
4/14=2/7 =28.57%

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