HEREDITY
BASICS OF PROBABILITY
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Question
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A jar contains 2 pink, 6 red, and 4 blue marbles. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble you pick will be blue?
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5/6
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1/2
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1/3
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1/6
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The probability that the marble you pick will be red or blue is 0.8334.
Detailed explanation-2: -The probability of drawing a blue marble = 1/5. The 1/5 probability of drawing a blue marble assumes all 5 marbles are in the jar.
Detailed explanation-3: -So the probability picking a red marble, and then a blue marble is 943⋅1143≈0.054.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: HENCE, the probability of getting any one colour is 1.
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