A jar contains four times as many red marbles as blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing a red marble at random? Write your answer as a percentage. Hint: Test out some small values.

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A jar contains four times as many red
marbles as blue marbles. What is the
probability of drawing a red marble at
random? Write your answer as a
percentage.
Hint: Test out some small values.
Transcribed Image Text:A jar contains four times as many red marbles as blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing a red marble at random? Write your answer as a percentage. Hint: Test out some small values.
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