A bag contains 5 yellow marbles, 7 pink marbles, and 3 purple marbles. Gordon selects a marble without looking. What is the prob

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kirill [66]

2 years ago

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A bag contains 5 yellow marbles, 7 pink marbles, and 3 purple marbles. Gordon selects a marble without looking. What is the prob

ability that he selects a yellow marble or a purple marble? 245 115 715 815

Mathematics

2 answers:

balu736 [363] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-14T20:47:06+03:00

balu736 [363]2 years ago

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It is an 8/15 probability. there are 15 marbles total (5y+7p+3pl=15)

5/15y, 7/15p, 3/15.

5/15+3/15= 8/15

elixir [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-14T22:19:37+03:00

elixir [45]2 years ago

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→ Chapter : Probability ←
≡ We know that there is:
⇒ 5 yellow marbles
⇒ 7 pink marbles
⇒ 3 purple marbles
∴ Total of the marbles = 5 + 7 + 3 = 15

≡ Solution:
⁵/₁₅ + ³/₁₅ = ⁸/₁₅