The probability of picking a blue marble and flipping heads is
![(7)/(22)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/4vkv923ue6rqmwzh0af9rczsbovikhbpnw.png)
To find the probability of two independent events occurring, you can multiply the probabilities of each event.
Let's denote:
Event A: Picking a blue marble
Event B: Flipping heads
The probability of picking a blue marble (Event A) is the number of favorable outcomes (blue marbles) divided by the total number of outcomes (total marbles).
P(A)=
![(Number of blue marbles)/(Total number of marbles)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/tbdvvdbug0erw4if9paa3ptvq9dpvn1baq.png)
P(A)=
![(7)/(7+4)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/prebsk6t27befku4ay7exc2sb44vdqf42y.png)
Now, the probability of flipping heads (Event B) is 1/2, assuming a fair coin.
P(B)=
![(1)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/geika1bebdh49vlmy8m866aot9b5u0n47d.png)
To find the probability of both events happening, you multiply these probabilities:
P(A and B)=P(A)×P(B)
P(Blue marble and Heads)=
![(7 )/(7+ 4) * (1)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/nvmjps0n377z22h52nl3vnchyc188rld95.png)
Now, calculate the product:
P(Blue marble and Heads)=
![(7)/(11) * (1)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/7il60rl0pjlhjg6vir2heydgnn4f83qlf8.png)
Multiplying the numerators and denominator
P(Blue marble and Heads)=
![(7* 1)/(11* 2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/4cq1bks2dqg45568kuaw0acc4hk5w02l9h.png)
P(Blue marble and Heads)=
![(7)/(22)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/4vkv923ue6rqmwzh0af9rczsbovikhbpnw.png)
So, the probability of picking a blue marble and flipping heads is
![(7)/(22)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/4vkv923ue6rqmwzh0af9rczsbovikhbpnw.png)