SOLUTION: A bag has
3
yellow marbles and
12
blue marbles. Half of the blue marbles are made of glass. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is
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Question 896623: A bag has
3
yellow marbles and
12
blue marbles. Half of the blue marbles are made of glass. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a blue, glass marble?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A bag has
3 yellow marbles and
12 blue marbles.
Half of the blue marbles are made of glass. (6 blue-glass marbles)
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A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a blue, glass marble?
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Answer: 6/15 = 2/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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