Question

A jar contains 12 red marbles numbered 1 to 12 and 10 blue marbles numbered 1 to 10. A marble is drawn at random from the jar. Find the probability of the given event. (a) The marble is red

Answer 1

Answer:

6/11

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

sample space

red marbles= 12

blue marbles= 10

sample size= 12+10

sample size= 22

Step two:

Required

Find the probability of the given event. (a) The marble is red

Let the probabiilty be P(R)

P(R)= 12/22

P(R)= 6/11