Find the probability.
-A bag contains 9 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of choosing a blue marble?
A) $\frac { 5 } { 16 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$
C) $\frac { 5 } { 14 }$
D) $\frac { 9 } { 16 }$

Question

Find the probability.
-A bag contains 9 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of choosing a blue marble? 
A) $\frac { 5 } { 16 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$
C) $\frac { 5 } { 14 }$
D) $\frac { 9 } { 16 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total number of marbles is 9 (red) + 5 (blue) + 2 (green) = 16. The probability of choosing a blue marble is the number of blue marbles (5) divided by the total number of marbles (16), which is $\frac{5}{16}$.

Find the Probability 516\frac { 5 } { 16 }165​ B) 18\frac { 1 } { 8 }81​

Find the Probability $\frac { 5 } { 16 }$ B) $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$