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A bag contains 6 black marbles and 4 white marbles. Sally takes out a black marble and does not put it back. What is the probability that the next marble she picks will also be black

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sam4040

Answer:

[tex]\frac{5}{9}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]Total\ marbles=10\\\\Black=6\\\\White=4[/tex]

After removing one black marble:

[tex]Total\ remaining\ marbles=9\\\\Remaining\ Black=5\\\\P(Black)=\frac{Remaining\ Black\ marbles}{Total\ remaining\ marbles}\\\\P(Black)=\frac{5}{9}[/tex]

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