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Mr. Clarkston has a box of colored beads containing 3 pink, 6 purple, 3 yellow, 4 gold, and 2 silver beads. If a student reaches into the box and removes a bead without looking, what is the probability of removing a bead that is purple?

A) 5/6
B) 1/3
C) 2/3
D) 1/6

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Answer:

B

Explanation:

there are 18 beads and 6 of them are purple. 6/18 simplified is 1/3

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