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11-40.
Marissa is drawing erasers from a bag containing
What is the probability that she will draw a pink eraser?
If one yellow, two green, and one purple eraser are added to the bag, what is the new probability that she will draw a pink eraser?
What is the new total number of erasers?
Does the number of pink erasers change?In which situation is it more likely that she will draw a pink eraser?
Compare the probabilities in each situation.
Which probability is higher?It is more likely for Marissa to draw a pink eraser in the first situation
because