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A bag contains 12 gray and 24 white marbles. A marble is drawn at random.
What is the theoretical probability, as a decimal, of drawing a gray marble? Round the decimal to the nearest hundredth.
2 Answers
- ?Lv 72 months ago
#gray marbles
P (gray marble) = -----------------------
total #marbles
12
= ------------
12 + 24
12
= -----
36
= 0.33 ..........ANS
- TomVLv 72 months ago
You have a total of 36 marbles. The probability of drawing any one particular marble is 1 in 36. As there are 12 grey marbles, the probability that marble will be grey is 12 in 36.
Ans: 12/36 = 1/3 = 0.333_