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A box contains 500 marbles. The result of 20 marbles pulled at random from the box is given below.

• 5 red marbles
• 6 blue marbles
• 3 green marbles
• 4 black marbles
• 2 yellow marbles

Based on this information, how many black marbles could be expected in the box?

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wegnerkolmp2741o

Answer:

100 black marbles

Step-by-step explanation:

The experimental probability of a black marble is

P(black) = 4/20 = 1/5

We expect that out of the 500 marbles in the box, 1/5 of them are black

1/5 (500) = 100

There should be 100 black marbles

peyton4126

100 black marbles can be pulled