149k views
1 vote
A jar contains three blue marbles ,seven red marbles and five green marbles,and you pick one without looking.What is the probability that the marble will be neither red nor blue

User Jlleblanc
by
8.3k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:1 in 3 chance

Explanation:

There are 5 green, 3 blue, and 7 red. Add them up 5+3+7=15
Then you put it into a fraction
(5)/(15) =(1)/(3) \\
1 over 3 is your answer

User Igor Zelmanovich
by
8.9k points