SOLUTION: a bag contains 6 red marbles 9 blue marbles and 5green marbles. you randomly select one marble from the bag what is the probability that the marble is red?

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Question 1206294: a bag contains 6 red marbles 9 blue marbles and 5green marbles. you randomly select one marble from the bag what is the probability that the marble is red?
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Answer by kilofighters(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of a selected marble is red is 30%

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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P = 6%2F%286%2B9%2B5%29 = 6%2F20 = 3%2F10 = 0.3.

The numerator is the number of the red marbles.

The denominator is the total number of marbles.

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