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One marble is randomly selected from a bag that contains onl
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25 Dec 2018, 11:39
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One marble is randomly selected from a bag that contains only 4 black marbles, 3 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 4 green marbles.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The probability of selecting either a black marble or a red marble |
The probability of selecting either a yellow marble or a green marble |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Re: One marble is randomly selected from a bag that contains onl
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Answer: B
4 black, 3 red, 5 yellow, 4 green
The probability of selecting either a black marble or a red marble: [ select 1 out of 4 black + select 1 out of 3 red] / select 1 out of 16 total marbles = [4C1 + 3C1] /16C1 = [4 + 3] / 16 = 7/16
The probability of selecting either a yellow marble or a green marble: [ select 1 out of 5 yellow + select 1 out of 4 green] / select 1 out of 16 total marbles = [5C1 + 4C1] /16C1 = [5+ 4] / 16 = 9/16
B is bigger than A
4 black, 3 red, 5 yellow, 4 green
The probability of selecting either a black marble or a red marble: [ select 1 out of 4 black + select 1 out of 3 red] / select 1 out of 16 total marbles = [4C1 + 3C1] /16C1 = [4 + 3] / 16 = 7/16
The probability of selecting either a yellow marble or a green marble: [ select 1 out of 5 yellow + select 1 out of 4 green] / select 1 out of 16 total marbles = [5C1 + 4C1] /16C1 = [5+ 4] / 16 = 9/16
B is bigger than A
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Re: One marble is randomly selected from a bag that contains onl
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Carcass wrote:
One marble is randomly selected from a bag that contains only 4 black marbles, 3 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 4 green marbles.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The probability of selecting either a black marble or a red marble |
The probability of selecting either a yellow marble or a green marble |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
QUANTITY A: The probability of selecting either a black marble or a red marble
There are 16 marbles altogether in the bag.
There are 7 marbles that are either black or red (since there are 4 black marbles and 3 red marbles in the bag)
So, P(selecting a black or red marble) = 7/16
QUANTITY B: The probability of selecting either a yellow marble or a green marble
There are 16 marbles altogether in the bag.
There are 9 marbles that are either yellow or green (since there are 5 yellow marbles and 4 green marbles in the bag)
So, P(selecting a yellow or green marble) = 9/16
Answer: B
