Final answer:
Without specific probabilities or quantities of purple and white marbles in Bowls 1 and 2 respectively, we cannot numerically predict how often a purple marble from Bowl 1 and a white marble from Bowl 2 will be drawn in 200 trials. The predicted number of times would be 200 times the product of the independent probabilities of each event.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question pertains to the probability of drawing a purple marble from Bowl 1 and a white marble from Bowl 2 in a given number of trials. Although the provided information does not specify the number of purple marbles in Bowl 1 or white marbles in Bowl 2, we can base our predictions on general probability principles. To make accurate predictions, we would need to know the total number of marbles in each bowl, the number of purple marbles in Bowl 1, and the number of white marbles in Bowl 2. Without this information, we cannot provide a numerical answer. However, we can say that if P(purple) is the probability of drawing a purple marble from Bowl 1, and P(white) is the probability of drawing a white marble from Bowl 2, then the predicted number of times Jessica will draw a purple marble from Bowl 1 and a white marble from Bowl 2 in 200 trials would be 200 x P(purple) x P(white).