A bag contains 5 red marbles, 2 white marbles, and 8 blue marbles. You pick a marble without looking. Find the probability of picking a white marble.

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Jeffrey Berthiaume · Answer 1 · 2023-11-05T06:06:00+0000

Answer:

P = 2/15

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 15 marbles in total because

5 + 2 + 8 = 15

From them, 2 are white, so the probability to selct a white marble is

P = 2/15