Question

Out of a bag of marbles, the theoretical probability of selecting purple is 2/3. If 120 marbles are in the bag, then how many are purple

Answer 1

80

Explanation:

`(2)/(3)` =
`(x)/(120)` To get 120 we needed to multiply 3 by 40, so we will multiple 2 by 40 to get 80.