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A bag with 12 marbles has 5 red marbles, 3 yellow marbles, and 4blue marbles. A marble is chosen from the bag at random. What is the probability that it is red? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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Answer:

5/12 is already in simplest form

Explanation:

12m = 5r + 3y + 4b

red is chosen = 5r / 12 = 5/12

User Brynn McCullagh
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Explanation:

the answer is 5/12. It's quite simple

A bag with 12 marbles has 5 red marbles, 3 yellow marbles, and 4blue marbles. A marble-example-1
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