SOLUTION: A bag contains 2 gold marbles, 10 silver marbles, and 22 black marbles. You randomly select one marble from the bag. What is the probability that you select a gold marble? Write yo

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Question 1195648: A bag contains 2 gold marbles, 10 silver marbles, and 22 black marbles. You randomly select one marble from the bag. What is the probability that you select a gold marble? Write your answer as a reduced fraction.
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability under the question is the ratio,  whose denominator is the total number of the marbles in the jar,

while the numerator is the number of marbles of the given color.