A bag contains 6 green marbles, 18 red marbles, 2 white marbles, and 4 black marbles. What is the probability of drawing a black marble out of the bag?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
A.2/15 B.1/30 C.1/4 D.1/3
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Just divide the number of black marbles by the number of total marbles.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
first find the total amount of marbles
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^correct
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
7 1/2
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
It would be \[\frac{ number-of -black -marbles }{ number-of-total-numbers }\] How many black marbles are there? How many total marbles are there?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
4
OpenStudy (anonymous):
And the total amount?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
30
OpenStudy (anonymous):
So the equation would be \[\frac{ 4 }{ 30 }\] Now all you have to do is simplify
OpenStudy (anonymous):
A
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Correct. Any questions about how we got it?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
nope ty
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