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A bag of marbles has 8 red marbles, 4 blue marbles and 5 white marbles. Alyssa picks a marble at random. Is it more likely that she picks a red marble or a marble of another color?

A. A red marble
B. They have the same likelihood
C. Marble of another color
D.They cannot be compared

User Shika
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A)
b/c there is a higher chance of getting red than white or blue
User Toconn
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Answer:

A. a red marble

there's more red marbles than blue and white marbles

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