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A jar contains only red, white and blue marbles.It contains twice as many red marbles as white marbles and three times as many white marbles as blue marbles. If a marble is choosen at random, what is the probability that it is not red ?

 

A)15

B)25

C)35

D)45

 

My answer:

2r=w3w(or6r)=b

 

Alltogether there is 9r marbles the probability of choosing red marble is 19

the probability of not choosing red is 119=89

 Mar 31, 2016
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The correct answer is (A) 1/5.

 Dec 20, 2024

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