document.write( "Question 266624: A bag contains 9 pink marbles, 6 green marbles and 14 brown marbles. What is the chance of drawing a pink marble? If a pink marble is drawn then placed back into the bag, and a second marble is drawn, what is the probability of drawing a green marble? Give solutions in reduced fraction form, seperated by a comma. \r
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document.write( "I know it's asking me 2 different questions, but I can't figure out what to do. Please show me all the steps so I can do my other 30 problems. I am completely lost. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #195884 by Edwin McCravy(20055)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "To answer a probability all you do is make a fraction with the number of\r\n" ); document.write( "SUCCESSFUL cases on top and the number of POSSIBLE cases on the bottom.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A bag contains 9 pink marbles, 6 green marbles and 14 brown marbles. What is the chance of drawing a pink marble? \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "9 pink SUCCESSFUL marbles out of (9+6+14) or 29 POSSIBLE marbles.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So that's a probability of \n" ); document.write( "If a pink marble is drawn then placed back into the bag, and a second marble is drawn, what is the probability of drawing a green marble? \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "Drawing a pink marble and placing it right back has no effect whsoever.\r\n" ); document.write( "So ignore that.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "6 SUCCESSFUL green marbles out of (9+6+14) or 29 POSSIBLE marbles.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "That's a probability of\n" ); document.write( " |