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A bag contains 20 pink marbles and 12 yellow marbles. you choose a marble at random. what is the probability of selecting a pink marble?

A bag contains 20 pink marbles and 12 yellow marbles. you choose a marble at random. what is the probability of selecting a pink marble?
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a bag contains 20 pink marbles and 12 yellow marbles. you choose a marble at random. what is the probability of selecting a pink marble?

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So the total amount of marbles is: 20+12=32
there are 20 pink marbles
20/32 = 10/16 = 5/8 (simplified)
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