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Question 1119799: If there are 14 large marbles and 12 small marbles in which 3 large marbles are green and 3 small marbles are white .if a marble is selected randomly then what is the probability of selecting small marble
Answer by ikleyn(52756) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formal answer is 12%2F%2814%2B12%29 = 12%2F26 = 6%2F13   and  the info about the colors is IRRELEVANT.


On the substance, when the marbles are of different size, there is no sense to say that the marbles are selected randomly.