Question

A jar of marbles has five blue marbles, three red marbles, and four green marbles. What is the possibility of drawing a marble that is blue, and then, after replacing it, drawing a marble that is green?

5/36

1/6

1/4

11/36

Answer 1

5/36

Explanation:

12 total marbles

5/12 blue, 4/12 green

5/12x4/12=20/144

5/36

Answer 2

5/36

Explanation:

The chance of drawing a blue marble is 5/12. The chance of drawing a green marble is 4/12. You multiply the fractions to get the probability.

5/12 * 4/12 =20/144 = 5/36 simplified.