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A jar contains 3 red, 5 green, 2 blue, and 6 yellow marbles.
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A jar contains 3 red, 5 green, 2 blue, and 6 yellow marbles. A marble is chosen at random from the jar. After replacing the first marble, a second marble is chosen.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The probability of choosing a green marble and then a yellow marble |
\(\frac{11}{16}\) |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: A jar contains 3 red, 5 green, 2 blue, and 6 yellow marbles.
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arpitjain wrote:
A jar contains 3 red, 5 green, 2 blue, and 6 yellow marbles. A marble is chosen at random from the jar. After replacing the first marble, a second marble is chosen.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The probability of choosing a green marble and then a yellow marble |
\(\frac{11}{16}\) |
There are 16 marbles in total.
So, P(selecting green) = 5/16
Since the first selection is PLACED back into the jar, P(selecting yellow) = 6/16 (since we still have 16 marbles to choose from)
Quantity A: P(green 1st AND yellow 2nd) = P(green 1st) x P(yellow 2nd)
= P(green 1st) x P(yellow 2nd)
= 5/16 x 6/16
= 30/256
= 15/128
Quantity B: 11/16
Since 15/128 is clearly less than 1/2, and since 11/16 is clearly greater than 1/2, we can see that Quantity B > Quantity A
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent
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