There is a large bag with marbles in it. There are 23 red ones, 16 black ones, 5 blue ones, 17 orange ones, 4 white ones, and 15 purple ones. Juanita reaches in without looking and selects one marble.

What is the probability that it is purple?

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There is a large bag with marbles in it. There are 23 red ones, 16 black ones, 5 blue ones, 17 orange ones, 4 white ones, and 15 purple ones. Juanita reaches in without looking and selects one marble.

What is the probability that it is purple?

amistre64 · Answer

number of purple
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total number of marbles

anonymous · Answer

15 purple
80 marbles