Question

A bag contains 8 black marbles, 16 white marbles, 14 red marbles, and 10 green marbles. A marble is drawn at random from the bag.


What is the probability that the marble drawn will not be white?

A.1/3


B.2/3


C.3/4


D.15/16

Answer 1

first count how many marbles are in the bag

Answer 2

48

Answer 3

now find how many non-white marbles there are

Answer 4

32

Answer 5

ok, so we divide the number of non white marbles over the total amount of marbles

Answer 6

This gives
32/48

Answer 7

now simplify the fraction

Answer 8

It's A because if you keep simplifing you get 1/3

Answer 9

Its not A

Answer 10

2/3

Answer 11

correct, good job

Answer 12

It's B? :D

Answer 13

thats right

Answer 14

yes it is A

Answer 15

how is it A?

Answer 16

Thank you soo much.. xD

Answer 17

32/48 divide both by 8 you get 8/24 then yo divide by 4 and you get 2/6. 2/6 divided by 2 is 1/3.

Answer 18

So yes A is correct.

Answer 19

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=32%2F48

Answer 20

How is it 2/3?!?!?! I'm so confused!!!!!!

Answer 21

48 divided by 8 is 6
4/6
divide both by 2
2/3

Answer 22

and 32 divided by 8 is 4

Answer 23

medal?