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

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Answer:

3/16

Explanation:

add up all of the marbles then find out how many black marbles you have. Then you end up with 3/16

User Kaladin
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Answer:

3/16

Explanation:

5 blue, 6 red, 3 black, and 2 yellow

total number of marbles = 5 + 6 + 3 + 2 = 16

p(black) = (number of black marbles)/(total number of marbles)

p(black) = 3/16

Answer: 3/16

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