A bag of marbles contains 8 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 5 white marbles. Tom picks a marble at random. Is it more likely that he picks a red marble or a marble of another color?

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2022-08-19

A bag of marbles contains 8 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 5 white marbles. Tom picks a marble at random. Is it more likely that he picks a red marble or a marble of another color?

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Jacey Bowers

Jacey Bowers

Beginner2022-08-20Added 7 answers

There are 8 red marbles and 4+5=9 marbles that are not red so he is more likely to pick a marble of another color as 9>8.
Result:
Another color

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