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A bag held 3 red marbles, 1 blue marble, and 4 yellow marbles. Lee drew a red marble and did not replace it. What is the probability of drawing a yellow marble next? A: 1/4 B: 1/3 C: 1/2 D: 4/7
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A bag held 3 red marbles, 1 blue marble, and 4 yellow marbles. Lee drew a red marble and did not replace it. What is the probability of drawing a yellow marble next?

A: 1/4

B: 1/3

C: 1/2

D: 4/7

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The answer is D: 4/7
Explanation: the total probability of each marble is 8 but because Lee drew a red marble, it would be 7 because he took one out. Then the probability of drawing a yellow is 4 because there’s 4 yellow marbles. So the answer is 4/7, D
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The answer is D: 4/7
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