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The container below contains 2 gray. 1 white, and 4 black marbles. Without looking, if Eric chooses a marble from the container will the probability be closer to O or to 1 that Eric will select a white marble? A gray marble? A black marble? Justify each of your predictions.​

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Explanation:

Probability of Grey ball = 2/7 or 0.285. It is closer to 0

Probability of White marble = 1/7 or 0.142. It is closer to 0

Probability of Black marble = 4/7 or 0.571. It is closer to 1

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