There are 3 red marbles in a bag of 12 marbles. A larger bag has a total of 26 marbles, including 7 red marbles. Are the chances

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slamgirl [31]

3 years ago

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There are 3 red marbles in a bag of 12 marbles. A larger bag has a total of 26 marbles, including 7 red marbles. Are the chances

of choosing a red marble from each bag the same?

Mathematics

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qwelly [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-04T13:52:11+03:00

qwelly [4]3 years ago

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Short answer: No

Explanation: if you bring the fractions down as low as possible, the first bag has a 1 in 4 chance of getting a red marble. The 2nd bag can't be brought down anymore because 26 and 7 do not share any common divisors.