Answer :
Answer:
[tex]\sf \dfrac{1}{24}=0.0417=4.17\%\:\:(3\:s.f.)[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given information:
Contents of Jar 1:
- 20 green marbles
- 4 white marbles
- total marbles = 20 + 4 = 24
Contents of Jar 2:
- 60 black marbles
- 20 white marbles
- total marbles = 60 + 20 = 80
Probability Formula
[tex]\sf Probability\:of\:an\:event\:occurring = \dfrac{Number\:of\:ways\:it\:can\:occur}{Total\:number\:of\:possible\:outcomes}[/tex]
Therefore:
[tex]\sf P(white\:marble\:from\:Jar\:1)=\dfrac{4}{24}=\dfrac{1}{6}[/tex]
[tex]\sf P(white\:marble\:from\:Jar\:2)=\dfrac{20}{80}=\dfrac{1}{4}[/tex]
As the events are independent (i.e. drawing a marble from one jar does not influence or affect drawing a marble from the other jar), we can use the independent probability formula:
[tex]\sf P(A\:and\:B)=P(A) \cdot P(B)[/tex]
Therefore, the probability that a white marble will be drawn from both jars is:
[tex]\sf P(white\:marble\:from\:Jar\:1)\:and\:\sf P(white\:marble\:from\:Jar\:2)=\dfrac{1}{6} \cdot \dfrac{1}{4}=\dfrac{1}{24}[/tex]
#Jar 1
Total marbles =20+4=24
P(w)
- 4/24=1/6
#Jar 2
Total marbles=60+20=80
P(w)
- 20/80
- 1/4
P(w in total)
- 1/4(1/6)
- 1/24