A jar contains 3 black marbles, 4 white marbles and 5 striped marbles. If a marble is picked at random, what is the probability that it is black? Give your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.

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Answer:

1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

# of black marbles/ total # of marbles

3/(3+4+5)

3/12

1/4

Answer:

1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

3 black marbles, 4 white marbles and 5 striped marbles. = 12 marbles

P(black) = number of black / total

             =3/12

               =1/4