What is the probability of choosing a red marble from a bag that contains 8 green, 14 red, 16 blue, and 18 yellow marbles written as a percent?

Benjamin Rampon asked Apr 23, 2023

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What is the probability of choosing a red marble from a bag that contains 8

green, 14 red, 16 blue, and 18 yellow marbles written as a percent?

Benjamin Rampon asked Apr 23, 2023

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Answer:

25%

Explanation:

Green:
(5)/(56)

Red:
(14)/(56)

Blue:
(16)/(56)

Yellow:
(18)/(56)

(14)/(56) is the probability of choosing a red (but this is a fraction)

to change to a percentage just times by 100 to give you:

(14)/(56) ×100% = 25%

Andrei answered Apr 28, 2023

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