A bag has 12 green marbles and 6 brown marbles. Half of the brown marbles are made of plastic. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a brown, plastic marble? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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A bag has 12 green marbles and 6 brown marbles. Half of the brown marbles are made of plastic. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the
probability that it is a brown, plastic marble?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Transcribed Image Text:A bag has 12 green marbles and 6 brown marbles. Half of the brown marbles are made of plastic. A marble is selected at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a brown, plastic marble? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
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