document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1104145>Question 1104145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bag has \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A bag has 14 red marbles and 4 brown marbles. Half of the brown marbles are made of plastic. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a brown, plastic marble? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EXPLANATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The half of the 4 brown marbles that are made of plastic is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2A4=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2A4=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > brown, plastic marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there are only 14 red marbles and 4 brown marbles in the bag,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the bag contains a total of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2B4=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2B4=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As a fraction of all the marbles in the bag,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the brown, plastic marbles are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and that is the probability that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a marble randomly selected from the bag is a brown, plastic marble. </SPAN>\n" );
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