1A jar contains exactly 10 blue, 9 orange, 5 green, 2 purple marbles and no others. One marble is drawn at random. Which fraction represents the chance that the marble drawn is orange?
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Answer: 9/26
The jar holds 26 marbles in all, of which 9 are orange. The chance is the part out of the whole: 9/26.
The jar holds 26 marbles in all, of which 9 are orange. The chance is the part out of the whole: 9/26.