Question

There is a large bag with marbles in it. there are 23 red ones, 16 black ones, 5 blue ones, 17 orange ones, 4 white ones, and 15 purple ones. juanita reaches in without looking and selects one marble. what is the probability that it is purple? 1 15 1 80 7 3 16

Answer 1

23 red, 16 black, 5 blue, 17 orange, 4 white, 15 purple.....
for a total of : 80 marbles

the probability of picking a purple one is 15/80 which reduces to 3/16 <=

Answer 2

It would be 30/160. YOU'RE WELCOME :)