Compute Theoretical Probability
-A bag contains 6 red marbles, 2 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) $\frac { 7 } { 9 }$
B) $\frac { 9 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 2 } { 9 }$
D) 7

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Compute Theoretical Probability
-A bag contains 6 red marbles, 2 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) $\frac { 7 } { 9 }$
B) $\frac { 9 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 2 } { 9 }$
D) 7

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

There are 9 marbles in total, and only 2 of them are blue. Therefore, there are 7 marbles that are not blue. The probability of choosing one of these marbles is 7/9.

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Compute Theoretical Probability
-A Bag Contains 6 Red Marbles, 2 $\frac { 7 } { 9 }$