Karen wants to distract her noisy four-year-old child at a restaurant. She pulls out a bag that has 4 black marbles, 8 red marbl

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Karen wants to distract her noisy four-year-old child at a restaurant. She pulls out a bag that has 4 black marbles, 8 red marbl

es, and 9 green marbles. The child likes green marbles. What is the probability Karen will randomly pick a green marble from the bag in one try?

Mathematics

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kicyunya [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-17T22:49:00+03:00

kicyunya [14]3 years ago

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With 21 marbles in the bag, and 9 of them green, her chances are 9/21 that she will pull a green marble. If you reduce 9/21 you get 3/7 which is the way the answer should be expressed (in lowest terms)

Answer Probability of green = 3/7