Question

there is a bag filled with 3 blue, 4 red and 5 green marbles. a marble is taken at random. what is the probability of exactly 1 red?

Answer 1

4 / 12 or 1/3

Explanation:

The total is 3 blue, 4 red and 5 green marbles which is 12 marbles altogether.

There is exactly 4 marbles out of the 12 marbles that are red so the probability of choosing a red is 4 / 12 or 1/3

Answer 2

P 1 red) = 1/3

Explanation:

We have 12 marbles (3+4+5)

P(red) = red marbles/ total marbles

= 4/12 = 1/3