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A bag of marbles contains 16 blue, 8 green, 9 red, 12 yellow and 5 black marbles. What is the probability of drawing a green marble?

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Answer:

the probability of drawing a green marble is 4/25 (16% or 0.16)

Explanation:

Total: 16+8+9+12+5= 50

# of green marbles: 8

Event G, such that a green marble is drawn:

P(G)= 8/50

= 4/25 (16% or 0.16)

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