# math

Suppose a box of marbles contains equal numbers of red marbles and yellow marbles but twice as many green marbles as red marbles. Draw one marble from the box and observe its color. Assign probabilities to the elements in the sample space. (Give your answers as fractions.)
Yellow

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1. I got 1/3 for red
I got 2/3 for yellow
and 1/3 for green but they was wrong, Since you only have three colors I put that on the bottom and went by equal numbers on top. Can someone explain this to me.

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2. Hints:
Work out the following:

- equal numbers of red marbles and yellow marbles (call
x=number of red
x=number of yellow

- twice as many green marbles as red marbles
2x=number of green

Now work out the sample space and the corresponding probabilities.

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3. Nora 4:
Hint for you.
If you provide attempted answers to the question, do add "(answer check)" to the end of "school subject", especially if you have a whole series of questions which makes it look it homework dumping.

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4. Thank you, one told me not to post unless I had an answer and sometimes I don't and that is why I post it and say don't use these numbers just do an example for me to look at.

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