A box contains two purple marbles nine orange marbles and seven yellow marbles if you pick two without looking what is the probability that both will be orange

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Answer:

1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

First, add up the marbles:

2 + 9 + 7  = 18

Multiply by 2 because you pick two:

18 × 2 = 36

Simplify:

9/36 = 3/12 = 1/4

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