A jar contains 100 marbles. There are 35 blue marbles, 34 green marbles, 28 red marbles, and 3 yellow marbles. What is the probability of randomly selecting a yellow marble?

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hev1
Mar 29, 2018

The probability of randomly selecting a yellow marble is #3/100#.

Explanation:

The probability of selecting a yellow marble is the number of yellow marbles divided by the total number of marbles.

#P_(yellow) = 3/100#

Jim G.
Mar 30, 2018

#3/100#

Explanation:

#"the probability of an event is"#

#"number of favourable outcomes"/"count"#

#"here the count is 100"#

#"favourable outcome is a yellow marble from a"#
#"possible 3 yellow marbles"#

#rArrP("yellow")=3/100#

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