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Grade 12th pass10 grade maths

5. A jar contains 24 marbles, some are green and others are blue. If a marble is drawn at random from the jar, the probability that it is green is ⅔. Find the number of blue balls

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
Total marbles = 24 Let the total green marbles = x So, the total blue marbles = 24-x P(getting green marble) = x/24 From the question, x/24 = ⅔ So, the total green marbles = 16 And, the total blue marbles = 24-x = 8