There is a bag with only red marbles and blue marbles.
The probability of randomly choosing a blue marble is
7
8
.
There are 56 marbles in total in the bag and each is equally likely to be chosen.
Work out how many red marbles there must be.
Answers
Answer 1
Answer:
7
Step-by-step explanation:
The probability of choosing a blue marble is 7/8, or 49/56, which means that out of 56 marbles, 49 are blue. 56-49=7, so there are 7 red marbles. Hope this helps! :)