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A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of choosing a marble that is not blue? Select one: a. b. c. 6 d.

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Answer:

Add all of the given numbers together.

5 + 3 + 1 = 9

Find out the fraction of the probability of choosing a blue marble, which is 3/9

The probability of choosing a marble that isn't blue is 6/9

~Hope this helps~

User Deian
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6/9 because there are 9 possibilities and 6 of them aren’t blue
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