A bag contains 9 black marbles and 1 white marble.
What is the probability of the event that is complementary to the event of drawing a black marble from the bag?
A.
1/10
B.
1/9
C.
8/9
D.
9/10
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
What is the probability of drawing a black marble from the bag?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
It doesn't say :(
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
how many black marbles are there?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
9 black and 1 white
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
so 9 black out of 10 total
the probability of drawing a black marble is ???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
9/10 thanks your very smart :)
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
that's not the answer though
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
it helps you get there
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
they want the probability of the complementary event
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
lol well ok what is the next step
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
remember, two complementary events have probabilities that add to 1
OpenStudy (anonymous):
im back confused now.....
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
P(Black) means "the probability of drawing a black marble
P(White) means "the probability of drawing a white marble
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
So P(Black) + P(White) = 1
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