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1. Mary is making a necklace by alternating red, yellow, and green beads. In

a bowl, she has 20 red beads, 20 yellow beads, and 20 green beads. If
Mary needs a red bead, what is the probability of her picking one
randomly?

1 Answer

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Answer: 20/ 60 = 1/3

Explanation:

60 beads in total which makes that the denominator and how many red beads in the numerator (20) then just reduce the fraction

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