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A bag has 6 yellow marbles and 6 brown marbles. half of the brown marbles are made of plastic. a marble is selected at random from a bag. what is the probability that is is a br…
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a bag has 6 yellow marbles and 6 brown marbles. half of the brown marbles are made of plastic. a marble is selected at random from a bag. what is the probability that is is a brown, plastic marble! write your answer as a fraction is simplest form
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Probability = (number of successful selections) / (total possible selections)
Number of successful selections: 3 (the brown plastic marbles)
Total possible selections: 12 (all the marbles in the bag)
Probability = 3/12
In simplest form:
1/4
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