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A bag contains 24 tennis balls,some white and some green.if a ball is chosen at random, the probability of getting a green ball is 3/8. How many white balls
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A bag contains 24 tennis balls,some white and some green.if a ball is chosen at random, the probability of getting a green ball is 3/8. How many white balls are there in the bag
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are (3/8)*24 = 9 green balls. So there are 24-9 = 15 white balls
Alternative way to do it: 1-3/8 = 5/8 ---> (5/8)*24 = 15
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