There are 5 yellow marbles and 12 blue marbles in a bag. You randomly choose one of the marbles. What is the probability of choosing a yellow marble? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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There are 5 yellow marbles and 12 blue marbles in a bag. You randomly choose one of the marbles. What is the probability of choosing a yellow marble? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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To get a yellow marble the probability will be 5:17 but in fractions simplest form it’s 5/17

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5 yellow marbles out of total of 17 marbles so 5/17

Andna answered Jul 8, 2022

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