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The probability of selecting a green marble at random from a jar that contains green,white and yellow marble is 1/3. The probability of selecting a white marble random from the jar is 2/9.If the jar contains 8 yellow marbles, find the total numbers of marbles in the jar

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`P(g)=1/3,P(w)=2/g`
`P(y)=1-(1/3+2/9)=4/9`
P(y)=favorable outcome/total outcome=4/9
`8/x=4/9`
`x=18`
Total number of marble in the jar=18.
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