A bag has 5 blue marbles and 10 green marbles. Half of the green marbles are made of glass. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a green, glass marble

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SeaSpell asked May 22, 2023

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A bag has 5 blue marbles and 10 green marbles. Half of the green marbles are made of glass. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a green, glass marble

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Explanation:

Total marbles:

5 + 10 = 15

Green marbles made of glass:

10/2 = 5

Required probability:

P(green glass) = 5/15 = 1/3

Brunn answered May 29, 2023

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