SOLUTION: A bag contains 1 gold marbles, 7 silver marbles, and 25 black marbles. You randomly select one marble from the bag. What is the probability that you select a gold marble?

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Question 1194998: A bag contains 1 gold marbles, 7 silver marbles, and 25 black marbles. You randomly select one marble from the bag. What is the probability that you select a gold marble?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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A bag contains 1 gold highlight%28cross%28marbles%29%29 marble, 7 silver marbles, and 25 black marbles. You randomly select
one marble from the bag. What is the probability that you select highlight%28cross%28a%29%29 the gold marble?
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    P = 1%2F%281%2B7%2B25%29 = 1%2F33.     ANSWER

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