A bag has 8 red and 6 blue marbles. One marble is picked at random. Find the probability that it is blue.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: Total marbles . Step 2. . **Answer: . Why not the others:** is what you get if you give the probability of red. is what you get if you compare blue with red. is what you get if you treat every marble as equally likely to be blue.
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