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What is the probability of not drawing a green marble from a jar with 7 red, 4 green, 3 white, and 9 blue marbles?

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The odds of not drawing a green marble are 19/23.

This is because we know that we have 23 total marbles (7 + 4 + 3 + 9 = 23). We also know that there are only 4 green ones. So this leaves us with only 19 non-green marbles of the 23 that could be chosen. Therefore, we can express our odds by dividing the total goal grouping by the overall number.

19/23

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