SOLUTION: Can someone please help with this problem. A bag contains 6 purple marbles, 7 azure marbles and 10 orange marbles. What is the chance of drawing a purple marble? If a purple marbl

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Question 472614: Can someone please help with this problem.
A bag contains 6 purple marbles, 7 azure marbles and 10 orange marbles. What is the chance of drawing a purple marble? If a purple marble is drawn then placed back into the bag, and a second marble is drawn, what is the probability of drawing an orange marble? Give solutions exactly in reduced fraction form.

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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6+7+10=23 marbles in the bag.
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What is the chance of drawing a purple marble? 6/23
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If a purple marble is drawn then placed back into the bag, and a second marble is drawn, what is the probability of drawing an orange marble? 10/23
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Ed