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a bag contains 10 marbles. Four of them are red, three blue, two white, and one yellow. A marble is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is red? Make sure to reduce your answer. 25 points if you answer help pls :/

a bag contains 10 marbles. Four of them are red, three blue, two white, and one yellow-example-1
User Kokusho
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Answer:

40% chance

Explanation:

4 marbles out of 10 are red. 4/10= 0.4= 40%

User Eli Blokh
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Answer: 2/5

Step-by-step explanation: If there're 10 marbles and 4 of them are red, then the probability of it being red is 4/10.

To reduce or simplify it, you must divide both 4 and 10 by 2, leaving you with 2/5.

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User Brendenw
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