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A bag has 4 red marbles, 4 blue marbles,

and 2 green marbles. Jessie draws a
.
marble from the bag at random, notes the
color, and then replaces the marble. She
then draws a second marble at random.
What is the probability that both the
marbles are green?

A.) 1/45

B.) 1/25

C.) 1/5

D.) 2/5

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Answer:

Your answer would be:
C.) 1/5

Since there are 10 marbles in total that mean the answer would be equal to a value with a denominator of 10.
Since 2 out of 10 are green that means there is a 2/10 probability that Jessies will pick a green marble.

2/10 = 1/5
2/10's are equivalent to 1/5

Explanation:

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