Question

A bag has 8 red marbles, 4 green marbles, and 2 yellow marbles. Bill draws a red marble from the bag and does not replace it. What is the probability of Bill drawing a yellow marble next? A. 1/7 B. 1/13 C. 2/13 D. 1/14

Answer 1

c. 2/13

Explanation:

The bag starts with 8 red marbles, 4 green marbles, and 2 yellow marbles. Since he draws a red marble from the bag and does not replace it, there will be one less marble.

So now there are 7 red marbles, 4 green marbles, and 2 yellow marbles. Add the number of marbles together and then find the probability of drawing a yellow marble.

7+4+2 = 13

2/13

So the probability of Bill drawing a yellow marble would be 2/13.

Answer 2

I think the probability of Bill drawing a yellow marble is 2/13.