Question

A bag has 24 marbles: 6 green, 6 red, and 12 blue. Lucy reaches in the bag and picks out 1 marble. Answer the following:

What is the total number of marbles?

What is half the total number of marbles?

Name an event that is impossible:

Name an event that is certain:

Name an event that is as likely as not:

Name an event that is more likely than not:

Name an event that is unlikely:

Answer 1

Answer: Total Number of marbel: 24

Half the total: 12

Event that is Impossible: you pick two marbles out of the bag

Event that is certain: you pick up a blue marble

Event not as likely: you pick up a green

Event that is more likely: you pick up a blue

Event that is unlikely: you pick up a red marble

Explanation: