The probability of selecting a blue marble at random from a jar that contains only black blue and green marbles is 1/5 the probability of selecting a black marble at random from the same jar is 1/4. If the jar contains 11 green marbles, find the total number of marbles in the jar.
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20 marbles.
Step-by-step explanation:
Point to note :
Total Probability = sum of all probabilities and is always equal to 1.
P(selecting a blue marble) = 1/5
P(selecting a black marble) = 1/4
P(selecting a green marble) = 1 - (1/4 + 1/5)
1/5 + 1/4 = 9/20
20/20 - 9/20 = 11/20
This is the probability of getting a green marble.
There 11 green marbles and hence :
11/20 = 11
The total number of marbles is :
20/11 × 11 = 20
20 marbles
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