A bag contains only green and purple marbles. The theoretical probability of choosing a purple marble from the bag is 40%. How many purple marbles are in the bag if there are 24 green marbles.

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A bag contains only green and purple marbles. The theoretical probability of choosing a purple marble from the bag is 40%. How many purple marbles are in the bag if there are 24 green marbles.

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There are 16 purple marbles.

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16 purple marbles!!!

Bethany Nicholson answered Jul 18, 2019

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