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There are 18 marbles in Molly's bag. Two of the marbles are yellow. If Molly chooses one marble at random, find the theoretical probability that she will choose a yellow marble.

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Answer:

1/9

Explanation:

To find this probability, we simply divide the number of yellow marbles by the total number of marbles

From the question, there are a total of 18 marbles and 2 yellow ones

thus, the theoretical probability of selecting a yellow marble will be;

2/18 = 1/9

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