Question

There is a bag of marbles that contain 5 blues, 6 red, 3 black, and 2 yellow marbles. What is the probability that you select a blue marble

Answer 1

`(5)/(16)`

Explanation:

1) Find the total number of marbles

5 blue + 6 red + 3 black + 2 yellow

= 16 marbles

2) To find the probability of selecting a blue marble, divide the number of blue marbles by the number of total marbles:

5 blue marbles ÷16 marbles

`= (5)/(16)`

Therefore, the probability of selecting a blue marble is
`(5)/(16)`.

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