SOLUTION: You have a bag of 56 marbles, 24 of which are blue. What is the
probability that you will choose a blue marble?
Please express your answer as a fraction in simplest terms
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probability that you will choose a blue marble?
Please express your answer as a fraction in simplest terms
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Question 626241: You have a bag of 56 marbles, 24 of which are blue. What is the
probability that you will choose a blue marble?
Please express your answer as a fraction in simplest terms.
(In probability theory, "OUT OF" means "OVER").
There are 24 ways OUT OF 56 ways to draw a blue marble,
so the probability is 24 ways OVER 56 ways or .
That reduces to
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