A bag contains 5 black marbles and 4 white marbles. A spinner has 3 equal sections labeled 1 through 3. What is the probability of drawing a black marble from the bag and spinning a 1 on the spinner?

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A bag contains 5 black marbles and 4 white marbles. A spinner has 3 equal sections labeled 1 through 3.   What is the probability of drawing a black marble from the bag and spinning a 1 on the spinner?

mathstudent55 · Answer

These two events are independent because the outcome of the second event (spinning) does not change with the outcome of the first event (drawing).

mathstudent55 · Answer

Find the probability of each desired outcome, and then multiply the two probabilities together