How many red marbles?

A bag contains 3 white, 4 blue, and n n red marbles. If the probability of getting a blue marble is 1 3 \frac{1}{3} . How many red marbles are there?


The answer is 5.

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3 solutions

Mahdi Raza
Aug 1, 2020

4 n + 7 = 1 3 n = 5 \dfrac{4}{n+7} = \dfrac{1}{3} \implies \boxed{n = 5}

Thank You!

kelp_ huan - 10 months, 1 week ago
Yajat Shamji
Aug 1, 2020

Using b = 4 b = 4 , where b b is the amount of blue marbles:

1 3 \frac{1}{3} = = 4 12 \frac{4}{12}

So the total amount of marbles is 12 12 .

7 + n = 12 7 + n = 12

n = 5 n = 5

So, the amount of red marbles is 5 \fbox 5 .

Very well explained!

kelp_ huan - 10 months, 1 week ago
Kelp_ Huan
Jul 31, 2020

The probability of getting a blue marble = 4 n + 7 \frac{4}{n+7} so 4 n + 7 \frac{4}{n+7} = 1 3 \frac{1}{3} hence, n n = 5

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