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Bag contains 14 blue marbles and 14 purple marbles what is the likelihood of randomly drawing a purple marble

A. Neither unlikely nor likely
B. Certain
C. Likely
D. Not likely

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It is neither likely or unlikely to pull a purple marble because there is an even number of blue and purple marbles.
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Total marbles = 14 + 14 = 28
Total purple marbles = 14

P(Purple) = 14/28 = 1/2
⇒ It is equally likely to draw a purple marble or a blue marble.

Answer: (A)
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