The theoretical probability choosing a purple marble out of a 2/3 bag is. The bag has 16 purple marbles. How many marbles are in the bag?

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Freeman · Answer 1 · 2021-03-25T00:57:09+0000

Answer:

24 marbles

Explanation:

P( purple) = 2/3 = purple/total

2/3 = 16/total

Using cross products

2 * total = 3 *16

2 * total = 48

total = 24

There are 24 marbles