SOLUTION: A jar of contains 3 red, 5 white, and 2 blue marbles.A marble is drawn.What is the probability that the marble is blue? the answer is....1/4, 1/45, 1/3, or none of these? thank you

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Question 9120: A jar of contains 3 red, 5 white, and 2 blue marbles.A marble is drawn.What is the probability that the marble is blue? the answer is....1/4, 1/45, 1/3, or none of these? thank you for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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how many blue marbles are there? Answer = 2
how many marbles altogether are there? Answer = 10

So Probability of picking a blue one is 2/10
--> P(blue) = 1/5

Jon.