If you have a jar with 25 red marbles and 15 blue marbles, if you choose one marble at random, how likely is it that you will get a red marble?

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Andrey Dolgikh asked Apr 8, 2023

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If you have a jar with 25 red marbles and 15 blue marbles, if you choose one marble at random, how likely is it that you will get a red marble?

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Andrey Dolgikh asked Apr 8, 2023

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$|\Omega|=25+15=40\\|A|=25\\\\P(A)=(25)/(40)=(5)/(8)=62.5\%$

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Explanation:

25 (divided by 5) 5

__ = __

40 (divided by 5) 8

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