A bag contains 6 red marbles, 6 purple marbles, and 6 yellow marbles. What is the probability of randomly selecting a yellow marble from the bag?
A) 1/12
B) 1/6
C) 1/3
D) 1/2

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Answer:

C)1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

So there are 18 marbles in all.So the denominator should we eighteen unless we can simplify it.There are 6 yellow marbles,so the numerator can be 6 unless simplified.In this case,the fraction is 6/18.We can simplify it.The GCF(greatest common denominator) is  6.That makes it 1/3.

Answer:

The answer is C.1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

1

3

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6 yellow

18 marbles

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1

3