Question

In a bag there are 3 red marbles, 2 yellow marbles, and 1 blue marble. What is the likelihood of a yellow marble being selected on the first draw?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

there's 6 total marbles and 2 are yellow so this can be expressed as 2/6 which can be simplified to 1/3.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of marbles

3 red marbles, 2 yellow marbles, and 1 blue marble = 6 marbles

P( yellow) = yellow / total

                 = 2/6

                 = 1/3