A bag contains 3 white, 4 blue, and n red marbles. If the probability of getting a blue marble is 3 1 . How many red marbles are there?
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Using b = 4 , where b is the amount of blue marbles:
3 1 = 1 2 4
So the total amount of marbles is 1 2 .
7 + n = 1 2
n = 5
So, the amount of red marbles is 5 .
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The probability of getting a blue marble = n + 7 4 so n + 7 4 = 3 1 hence, n = 5
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n + 7 4 = 3 1 ⟹ n = 5