A jar contains 100 marbles. There are 49 blue marbles, 7 green marbles, 27 red marbles, and 17 yellow marbles. What is the probability of randomly selecting a red marble?

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Narad T.
Jan 3, 2017

The probability #=27/100=0.27#

Explanation:

Probability of an event happening

= (Number of ways it can happen) / (Total number of outcomes)

Number of ways of choosing one marble from 100 #=100#

Number of ways of choosing one red marble from 27 #=27#

Probability #=27/100#

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