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OpenStudy (yinshy):

A bag contains 45 marbles of various colors. Jon draws 60 times, each time replacing the marble before drawing again. He gets a total of 12 blue marbles. Which is best prediction of how many blue marbles are in the bag? A. 5 B. 9 C. 12 D. 15

OpenStudy (yinshy):

@Directrix

OpenStudy (yinshy):

my edicated guess is B

Directrix (directrix):

Jon gets 12 blues out of 60 draws. 12 is 1/5 of 60. 1/5 of 45 is what I think is the estimated number of blues in the container.

OpenStudy (yinshy):

ok so find 1/5th of 45

Directrix (directrix):

Right.

Directrix (directrix):

Which you have already done in the educated guess. >>my edicated guess is B

OpenStudy (yinshy):

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OpenStudy (yinshy):

i want to give you 100 medals right now

OpenStudy (yinshy):

i got 100% on my test

OpenStudy (yinshy):

thanks so much for your help

OpenStudy (yinshy):

@Directrix

Directrix (directrix):

As always, you are welcome.

OpenStudy (yinshy):

ty do you think you will be able to help me tomarrow?

OpenStudy (yinshy):

oh ok then

OpenStudy (yinshy):

ty so much again

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