Question

There is a bag containing 2 red, 3 green, and 5 white marbles. If you randomly pick 1 marble from the bag, what is the probability of choosing a green marble? P(green)=? * 20 points

Answer 1

30% chance, 3/10 probability

Explanation:

2+3+5 is the marbles which is 10 and since they are 3 green you have 3 out of 10 which is 3/10 which is also equal to 30%

Answer 2

3/10

Explanation:

Since you are only choosing a marble in the bag and there are three green marbles to choose from out of the 10 marbles combined, you will have a 30% chance of getting a green marble in which you have 3/10 as your probability.