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Question 733215: A box contains 278 red marbles and 45 yellow marbles. If you draw one marble at random, what is the probability, to the nearest percent, that it is yellow Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, ikleyn:Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source):
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A box contains 278 red marbles and 45 yellow marbles. If you draw one marble at random,
what is the probability, to the nearest percent, that it is yellow
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The rational and the decimal expressions for the probability are
P = = = 0.13932 (rounded).
In the percentage form, it is 13.932%.
To the nearest percent this is 14%.
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