A bag has 6 green marbles, 4 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 3 purple marbles. What is the probability of choosing a purple marble?
A.1/6
B.6/18
C.3/20
D.1/9
My choice is A
6+4+5+3 = 18
3/18 = 1/6 A
I agree.
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To find the probability of choosing a purple marble, we need to determine the total number of marbles and the number of purple marbles in the bag.
In this case, the bag contains 6 green marbles, 4 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 3 purple marbles. Therefore, the total number of marbles in the bag is 6 + 4 + 5 + 3 = 18.
Since we want to find the probability of choosing a purple marble, we can see that there are 3 purple marbles in the bag.
To calculate the probability, we use the formula:
Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of possible outcomes
In this case, the favorable outcome is choosing a purple marble, and the total number of possible outcomes is the total number of marbles in the bag.
So, the probability of choosing a purple marble would be:
Probability = 3 (number of purple marbles) / 18 (total number of marbles)
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Probability = 1/6
Therefore, the correct answer is A) 1/6.