document.write( "Question 1174759: A bag contains 8 white marbles, 4 black marbles, and 3 red
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document.write( "marbles. You pick out a marble, record its color, and put the marble back in the bag.\r
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document.write( "If you repeat this process 45 times, about how often do you expect to remove a black or red marble from the bag?\r
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document.write( "A.5/9
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document.write( "B.1/135
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document.write( "C.2/27
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document.write( "D.5/9
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