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A bag contains 7 marbles: 3 black, 2 white and 2 red. If you put your hand in the bag and draw out one marble, then state the probability of getting a black marble, i.e P(black).


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Finding the probability of getting a black marble

The event here is drawing a black marble from the bag containing marbles.

There are a total of 7 marbles in the bag that can be drawn.

So, the total number of outcomes is 7.

There are 3 black marbles in the bag that can be drawn.

So, the number of favorable outcomes is 3.

The formula for probability is

Probability=NumberoffavorableoutcomesTotalnumberofoutcomes

P(black)=37

Hence, the probability of getting a black marble is 37.


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