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Simulations to Estimate Probabilities

Question 7 • Pre-Algebra B

Yuto has a bag containing 3 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, 2 green marbles, and 8 yellow marbles. Rin reaches into the bag, pulls out a blue marble, and puts it in her pocket. Then Misaki reaches in and pulls out a marble. What is the total number of possible outcomes for Misaki’s marble?

Answer
A
13
B
14
C
17
D
18

Explanation

Rin removes one blue marble, so 4 blue marbles remain. The bag then contains 3 red + 4 blue + 2 green + 8 yellow = 17 marbles. Therefore, there are 17 possible outcomes for Misaki’s marble, choice C.

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