Question

A bag contains 5 black marbles, 9 white marbles, and 2 red marbles. One marble is to be chosen at random. What is the probability that the chosen marble will be red?
A. 1/16

B.1/8

C. 1/3

D.1/2

Answer 1

I will go with B. because there's 2 red marbles and there's 16 marbles in total and you will have to simplify  that and get 1/8.

Answer 2

5 + 9 + 2 = 16 
We choose one of sixteen, =>
A. 1/16