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A bag contains 8 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. Find P(not blue).

a. 9
C.
1
4
b.
413
d.
314

User Mikael M
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13 votes

Answer:

9

Explanation:

8+3+1=12

12-3=9

umm ok i think i got it wrong or overcomplicated it lol

hope this helped

User Roman Osypov
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Answer:

3/4

Explanation:

Probability

8 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 1 green marble = 12 total marbles

8 red marbles+ 1 green marble = 9 not blue marbles

P ( not blue ) = not blue marbles / total marbles

= 9/12 = 3/4

User Jlajlar
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