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How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from one bowl, that was mixed with two bags of marble, first bag has 0.00052% of red marbles in it, and the other bag has 0.000008%. The bowl has 5% marbles from the first bag, and 95% from the other bag.
How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from that bowl?

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How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from one bowl, that was mixed with two bags of marble, first bag has 0.00052% of red marbles in it, and the other bag has 0.000008%. The bowl has 5% marbles from the first bag, and 95% from the other bag.
How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from that bowl?

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How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from one bowl, that was mixed with two bags of marble, first bag has 0.00052% of red marbles in it, and the other bag has 0.000008%. The bowl has 5% marbles from the first bag, and 95% from the other bag.
How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from that bowl?

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How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from one bowl, that was mixed with two bags of marble, first bag has 0.00052% of red marbles in it, and the other bag has 0.000008%. The bowl has 5% marbles from the first bag, and 95% from the other bag.
How can I calculate what is the probability of getting a red marble from that bowl?

probability

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You pick a marble. There is a 5% chance it came from the first bag and a 95% chance it came from the other.

So, the total probability of grabbing a red marble is:

$$0.05times 0.0000052 + 0.95 times 0.00000008$$

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You pick a marble. There is a 5% chance it came from the first bag and a 95% chance it came from the other.

So, the total probability of grabbing a red marble is:

$$0.05times 0.0000052 + 0.95 times 0.00000008$$

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You pick a marble. There is a 5% chance it came from the first bag and a 95% chance it came from the other.

So, the total probability of grabbing a red marble is:

$$0.05times 0.0000052 + 0.95 times 0.00000008$$

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You pick a marble. There is a 5% chance it came from the first bag and a 95% chance it came from the other.

So, the total probability of grabbing a red marble is:

$$0.05times 0.0000052 + 0.95 times 0.00000008$$

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answered Jul 25 at 14:15

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You pick a marble. There is a 5% chance it came from the first bag and a 95% chance it came from the other.

So, the total probability of grabbing a red marble is:

$$0.05times 0.0000052 + 0.95 times 0.00000008$$

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answered Jul 25 at 14:15

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answered Jul 25 at 14:15

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answered Jul 25 at 14:15

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answered Jul 25 at 14:15

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