A box contains 12 red, 18 green, 16 blue, and 14 purple marbles. 30 buttons are removed from the box randomly. How many of the removed buttons were green if the chance of drawing a green button from the box is now 1/3?

A box contains 12 red, 18 green, 16 blue, and 14 purple marbles. 30 buttons are removed from the box randomly. How many of the removed buttons were green if the chance of drawing a green button from the box is now 1/3?

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

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Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section8.CR: Chapter Review

Problem 76E

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12. A box contains 12 red, 18 green, 16 blue, and 14 purple marbles. 30 buttons are removed
from the box randomly. How many of the removed buttons were green if the chance of
drawing a green button from the box is now 1/3?

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