Question

Nicholas performs an experiment in which he pulls a marble from a bag. In his experiment, he finds that he is twice as likely to pull a red marble as a blue marble. If Nicholas pulls 10 red marbles, how many blue marbles does he pull?

Answer 1

5.

Explanation:

Given that Nicholas performs an experiment in which he pulls a marble from a bag, and in his experiment, he finds that he is twice as likely to pull a red marble as a blue marble, to determine, if Nicholas pulls 10 red marbles, how many blue marbles does he pull, the following calculation must be performed:

10/2 = X

5 = X

Therefore, Nicholas pulls 5 blue marbles from the bag.