A bag of marbles contains 16 blue, 8 green, 9 red, 12 yellow and 5 black marbles.
Another student said that there is a 25% chance of drawing a yellow marble.
Is this student correct
To determine if the student is correct, we need to compare the number of yellow marbles to the total number of marbles in the bag.
The total number of marbles in the bag is 16 + 8 + 9 + 12 + 5 = 50 marbles.
The number of yellow marbles in the bag is 12.
To calculate the percentage chance of drawing a yellow marble, we divide the number of yellow marbles by the total number of marbles and multiply by 100.
(12 / 50) * 100 = 24%
Therefore, the correct percentage chance of drawing a yellow marble is 24%, not 25%.
The student's statement is incorrect.