document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243155>Question 243155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains fewer than 50 marbles. Each marble is either red or white. The probability of randomly choosing a red marble is 2/5. What is the largest number of white marbles that could be in the box?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 18  B. 27  C. 31 D. 45  E. 49 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If P(red) = 2/5, P(white) is 3/5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of white < (3/5)50 = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer has to be a whole number so it is 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 18 B. 27 C. 31 D. 45 E. 49<BR>\n" );
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