Kerry has a bag containing white and yellow marbles. Kerry randomly selects one marble from the bag, records the result, and returns the marble to the bag. The results of the first 65 selections are shown below. A white marble was selected 41 times. A yellow marble was selected 24 times. Based on these results, what is the probability that the next marble Kerry selects, rounded to the nearest percent, will be white? A 41% B 50% C 59% D 63%

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Kerry has a bag containing white and yellow marbles. Kerry randomly selects one marble from the bag, records the result, and returns the marble to the bag. The results of the first 65 selections are shown below.
A white marble was selected 41 times.
A yellow marble was selected 24 times.
Based on these results, what is the probability that the next marble Kerry selects, rounded to the nearest percent, will be white?
A 41%
B 50%
C 59%
D 63%

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