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There are 60 marbles in a leather bag. Some of the marbles are blue, some are green, some are clear, some are gold, and some are red. Based on experimental probability, there is a 1 in 5 chance of pulling out a blue marble. About how many blue marbles might be in the entire bag?

5 blue marbles
12 blue marbles
15 blue marbles
8 blue marbles

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Answer:15

Explanation:

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User Meo
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Answer:12 blue marbles

Explanation:

I by 5 percent chance of blue marble

Let the number of blue marbles be x

X/60=1/5

5x=60

X=60/5

X=12

User Sergey Lyapustin
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