A marble is selected at random from a jar containing 4 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 3 green marbles. What is the probability that the marble that gets selected is red?

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Michael McCabe asked Mar 7, 2023

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A marble is selected at random from a jar containing 4 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 3 green marbles. What is the probability that the marble that gets selected is red?

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Michael McCabe asked Mar 7, 2023

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p(picking red)= 4/12 (4 over 12) which can get simplified to 1/3 (1 over 3)

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