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There are three blue marvels and five red marvels in a bag you randomly select a marble and put it it back in the back if you do this 40 times what is the best perdition for the number of times you would select a red marble

User Jason Hu
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Answer:

25 times

Step-by-step explanation:

Blue Marvels: 3

Red Marvels: 5

Total Marvels: 5 + 3 = 8 marvels

Probability: favorable outcomes/total outcomes

Probability - red marble = 5/8

After Doing 40 times:

= 5/8 × 40

= 25

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