Question

The number of marbles of different colors stored in a hat is listed below:

8 red marbles
10 green marbles
6 blue marbles
Without looking in the hat, Tessa takes out a marble at random. She replaces the marble and then takes out another marble from the hat. What is the probability that Tessa takes out a blue marble in both draws?

a: 1/16
b: 1/12
c: 1/4
d: 1/2

Answer 1

Well, first you add all of the marbles up to get 24

Answer 2

yeah i already did that xD

Answer 3

Well, it's just the first thing you have to do :P

Answer 4

lol yup

Answer 5

its c right?

Answer 6

Pretty sure that the answer is D) 1/2 but let me check

Answer 7

oh okay xD

Answer 8

Well it would be C if she only took the marble out once but she does it twice

Answer 9

oh yeah thats true

Answer 10

Yeah, D) 1/2 :)

Answer 11

thank you!

Answer 12

Np :)