Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of choosing a marble that is not blue when one marble is drawn from the bag?
A) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$
B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$
C) 6
D) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

Question

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of choosing a marble that is not blue when one marble is drawn from the bag? 
A) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$
B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$
C) 6
D) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total number of marbles is 9 (5 red + 3 blue + 1 green). The number of marbles that are not blue is 6 (5 red + 1 green). Therefore, the probability of choosing a marble that is not blue is $\frac{6}{9}$, which simplifies to $\frac{2}{3}$.

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