In the bag there are 6 green marbles and 12 red marbles. What is the probability of drawing a green marble from the bag?
1 Answer
Jun 21, 2018
Explanation:
#"the measure of probability is"#
#"number of favourable outcomes"/"total possible outcomes"#
#"a favourable outcome is a green marble of which there are 6"#
#"total possible outcomes "=color(green)(6)+color(red)(12)=18#
#P(color(green)"green marble")=6/18=1/3#
