A bag contains 8 white marbles, 6 red marbles and 4 blue marbles. How many blue marbles must be added to the bag so that the probability of choosing a blue marble is 1/2?

5 marbles

Step-by-step explanation:

A bag contains

8 white marbles

6 red marbles

4 blue marbles.

Total number of marbles is :

8 + 6 + 4

= 18 marbles

Based on this current proportion

The Probability of choosing a blue marble = Number of blue marbles/ Total number of marbles

In order for the Probability of choosing a blue marble to be 1/2

The number of blue marbles has to be:

= 18 marbles × 1/2

= 9 blue marbles

From the question we have 4 blue marbles, hence:

9 blue marbles - 4 blue marbles

= 5 blue marbles

Therefore, 5 blue marbles must be added to the bag so that the probability of choosing a blue marble is 1/2.

536

step-by-step explanation:

for the friend request.

when a figure, such as triangle (xyz) is reflected over the line y = x to create x'y'z' the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the original image (pre-image) will be reversed for the image. (e.g., (x, y) > (y, x)) this means that the pre-image position of the x- and y-coordinates switch places which in turn provides a mirror like image of the original xyz.  

i notice that when i draw a line segment from x to x', that the points are parallel from each other -- they are exactly across from each other and do not intersect with any other points.  

yes, think i would see the same characteristic if you drew the line segment connecting y with the reflecting line and then y' with the reflecting line because of the essence of reflections. because it is a mirror image, each point was effected the same way which leads me to conclude that they same would apply to y and y'.