Question

Katie has 8 black marbles, 12 clear marbles, and 14 blue marbles in a bag. If she picks one at random, what is the probability that she will pick a black marble? (Enter your answer as a fraction in its reduced form.) a 4/17 b 7/34 c 6/17 d 12/34

Answer 1

a 4/17

Explanation:

if you add them all up, you get 34. 8 out of 34 reduced is 4/17

Answer 2

4/17

Explanation:

8 black marbles, 12 clear marbles, and 14 blue marbles = 34 marbles

P( black) = number of black/ total

= 8/34

=4/17