a jar has 11 red, 16 violet, 6 green and 25 gray marbles. find p (green)
add up the marbles and find 6 out of how many ? that is the probability of green
To find the probability (p) of drawing a green marble from the jar, you need to determine the total number of marbles in the jar and the number of green marbles.
In this case:
Total number of marbles = 11 red + 16 violet + 6 green + 25 gray = 58 marbles
Number of green marbles = 6 green marbles
To calculate the probability of drawing a green marble, you divide the number of green marbles by the total number of marbles:
p(green) = Number of green marbles / Total number of marbles
p(green) = 6 / 58
Now, let's simplify this fraction:
p(green) = 3 / 29
Therefore, the probability of drawing a green marble from the jar is 3/29.