Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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