A bag contains 3 red marbles, 7 blue marbles and 4 green marbles. If three marbles are drawn out of the bag, what is the probability, to the nearest 10th of a percent, that all three marbles drawn will

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Anjani Barnwal asked Mar 24, 2022

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A bag contains 3 red marbles, 7 blue marbles and 4 green marbles. If three marbles

are drawn out of the bag, what is the probability, to the nearest 10th of a percent, that
all three marbles drawn will be blue?

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Anjani Barnwal asked Mar 24, 2022

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Answer: 50%

Explanation:

Total marbles: 3 + 4 + 7 = 14

Probability of picking a blue marble = 7 / 14 = 1 / 2

There is 50% probability of picking a blue marble.

Shaishgandhi answered Mar 28, 2022

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