SOLUTION: "An urn contains 7 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 5 black marbles. If a single marble is drawn from the urn, what is the probability that it is black?" I'm not sure how to so

Question 188176: "An urn contains 7 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 5 black marbles. If a single marble is drawn from the urn, what is the probability that it is black?"
I'm not sure how to solve this. Please explain it the best you can.
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Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
successful events divided by possible events
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there are a total of 14 marbles in the urn...that is possible events
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there are a total of 5 black marbles in urn...that is successful events
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P(black)= 5/14 so the probability of choosing a black is 5 out of 14
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