Question

Marcia is a bag that contains four green marbles, eight yellow marbles, and 20 red marbles. If she chooses one marble from the bag, what is the probability that the marble is not red?

Answer 1

3/8

Explanation:

The bag contains 4 green marbles, 8 yellow marbles and 20 red marbles.

The total number of marbles is 32.

She chooses one from the bag.

The probability of the marble not being red is:

P(not red) = 1 - P(red)

P(not red) = 1 - (20 / 32) = 1 - 5/8

P(not red) = 3/8

The probability of it not being red is 3/8.