A bag contains 2 gold marbles, 8 silver marbles, and 26 black marbles. Someone offers to play this game: You randomly select one marble from the bag. If it is gold, you win $4. If it is silver, you win $3. If it is black, you lose $1.

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A bag contains 2 gold marbles, 8 silver marbles, and 26 black marbles. Someone offers to play this game: You randomly select one marble from the bag. If it is gold, you win $4. If it is silver, you win $3. If it is black, you lose $1.

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gold marbles =2

Siver marbles = 8

Black marbles = 26

Total marbles = 36

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