Question

. Osteen has 32 marbles in his collection. 18 of his marbles are red, four are blue, and the rest are

green. What part of Osteen's marbles are red?
A. 5/16
B. 9/16
C. 1/2
D. 2/3

Answer 1

Answer: B

Explanation:

32 marbles in total.

18 red marbles

4 blue marbles

10 green marbles.

You are asked what part of Osteen's marbles are red?

Probability = number of possible outcomes/total number of out outcomes.

P(Red) = 18/32 = 9/16

Both, 18 and 32 are divisible by 2 which gives 9/16. Since 9/16 cannot be reduced any further, we live it as it is. If you wanted to plug this into a calculator that would give 0.5625 which is 56.25% of Osteen's marbles are red.

P(Blue) = 4/32 = 1/8. 1/8 = 0.125 which 12.5% of his marbles are blue.

P(Green) = 10/32 = 5/16. 5/16= 0.3125 which 31.25 of his marbles are green. When you add 0.5625 + 0.125 + 0.3125 = 1 which is 100%. All probabilities add up to 1.

Hope this elaborate explanation helps.