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Ryan has a basket of 20 blue marbles and 15 red marbles. What is the

probability that the next marble he randomly chooses will be blue?

User Pouya Zad
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Answer:

Probability that he chooses blue next is 4/7.

Explanation:

In total, there are 35 marbles, since 20 + 15 = 35

There are 20 blue marbles out of the 35 marbles, so that's 20/35.

20/35 simplified is 4/7.

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