Marble Probability Study: Red and Green Marbles
The probability of picking red and green marbles, understanding fractions with marbles, and calculating the likelihood of different outcomes. Dive into a fun and educational marble experiment to enhance your math skills!
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3 8 What fraction should go here
A red marble has been removed 3 8
So now there are 7 marbles, 4 of which are red 3 8
3 7 What fraction should go here? 3 8 Why?
This time, a green marble has been removed and not replaced 3 7 3 8
3 7 What should these two fractions be? Why? 3 8
3 7 What should these two fractions be? 5 7 Why? 3 8 2 7
We can now answer questions using this tree diagram. 3 7 5 7 3 8 2 7
On your whiteboards: What is the probability of picking two red marbles? 5 8 4 7 3 7 5 7 3 8 2 7
On your whiteboards: What is the probability of picking two green marbles? 3 7 5 7 3 8 2 3 8 7 2 7
On your whiteboards: What is the probability of picking marbles of different colours? 3 7 5 8 3 7 5 7 3 8 2 7
On your whiteboards: What is the probability of picking marbles of different colours? But we can also have 3 7 5 8 3 7 5 7 3 8 5 7 3 8 2 7
