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A bag contains 5 yellow marbles, 7 pink marbles, and 3 purple marbles. Gordon selects a marble without looking. What is the probability that he selects a yellow marble or a purple marble?

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay so how many marbles are total?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im not giving you the answer ill help you :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay there is 15 marbles in all

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay so since you are looking for yellow and purple how many total are there yellow and purple marbles?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and put that over 15 which is your total

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8/15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 7/15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8 lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it is B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah sorryy lol :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry for what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

YOUR WELCOME and more questions?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes and this one Maria will spin the arrow on the spinner 3 times. What is the probability that the arrow will stop on A, then B, then C?

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the total about of sections 4. and if she spins it three times then you would triple 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

understand? like they want to know how make total sections you can hit but if you spin it three time then you are making more sections

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol one sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer is C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you want to help me with some more ?

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Sure lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Cards with the numbers 1 through 50 are placed in a box and thoroughly shuffled. What is the probability of randomly selecting a card with a number less than 10 or a multiple of 12?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how many cards are total?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then add up all the multiples of 12 between 50 and all the numbers less then ten

OpenStudy (anonymous):

50 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know for a fact there are 9 numbers less then ten. and there are 4 multiples of 12 so that equals 13 so it would be 13/50

OpenStudy (anonymous):

your answer is 13/50 :/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And another? A bag contains 5 red cubes and 7 white cubes. Celinda will select one cube, put it in her pocket, and then select a second cube. Which expression given the probability that she will select two red cubes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because if she puts it in her pocket then she will have on less red.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

understand?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there is 12 total cubes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Need more help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont get it whats the answer to this it cant be twelve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You should fan me :) and the answer is 5/12*4/12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

want me to explain?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks! your really helpful

OpenStudy (anonymous):

last one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

np fan me lol

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Ill only do it for a fan :) or not ill help anyways

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A bag contains 5 plain muffins and 6 blueberry muffins. Without looking Sherman selects a muffin, hands it to his sister, and then selects a second muffin for himself. What is the probability that Sherman gets a plain muffin and his sister gets a blueberry muffin?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay last one.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay i will become a fan i was going to do it anyway ! :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Lol haha i don't mind B again, is this a test of something?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or lol.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks and it is homework its a test review thing.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks for everything hopefully you will be on here tomorrow!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh need help explaining to review?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay lol i probably will.

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