The probability of getting a blue marble from a bag containing 5 blue and 7 green marbles is:

a) [tex]\frac{2}{7}[/tex]
b) [tex]\frac{7}{12}[/tex]
c) [tex]\frac{5}{7}[/tex]
d) [tex]\frac{5}{12}[/tex]



Answer :

To determine the probability of drawing a blue marble from a bag containing 5 blue marbles and 7 green marbles, we need to follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total number of marbles in the bag: Add the number of blue marbles to the number of green marbles.
[tex]\[ \text{Total marbles} = \text{Number of blue marbles} + \text{Number of green marbles} = 5 + 7 = 12 \][/tex]

2. Determine the probability of drawing a blue marble: The probability of an event is defined as the ratio of the favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes. In this case, the favorable outcome is drawing a blue marble.
[tex]\[ \text{Probability of drawing a blue marble} = \frac{\text{Number of blue marbles}}{\text{Total number of marbles}} = \frac{5}{12} \][/tex]

Based on these calculations, the probability of drawing a blue marble from the bag is given by option d:
[tex]\[ \boxed{\frac{5}{12}} \][/tex]