Question

Elmer was given a big with 12 orange marbles, 2 purple marbles, and 3 red marbles. If elmer randomly picks on item out of the bag, what is the probability that he selects a purple marble? Give your answer as a reduced fraction.

Answer 1

The answer is 2/17

Explanation:

12 orange marbles

2 purple

3 red

T(m)=12+2+3=17

probability of selecting a puple marble =number of purple marble/Total number of marbles

P(p)=2/17

Answer 2

Explanation:

To find the probability of selecting a purple marble, we need to determine the total number of marbles in the bag and the number of purple marbles.

The total number of marbles in the bag is:

12 orange marbles + 2 purple marbles + 3 red marbles = 17 marbles

The number of purple marbles is 2.

Therefore, the probability of selecting a purple marble is:

Number of purple marbles / Total number of marbles = 2 / 17

This fraction cannot be further reduced, so the probability of selecting a purple marble is 2/17.