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exam warm-up: a bag has 1 blue counters and 7 red counters. Find the probability of choosing a blue counter.

Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.

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MCQ

Type

practice

Style

Topic

Solving equations and inequalities

Question

  1. A. 0.125
  2. B. 1.125
  3. C. -0.875
  4. D. 0.25

Answer

The correct answer is 0.125.

Explanation

The locked answer is 0.125. Work through the given values, keep one operation per line, and check the final step reaches 0.125.

Common mistake

Algebraic modelling common mistake 1

Writing a final answer without showing the method that justifies it. This can weaken answers for: [Foundation and Higher] Derive equations, solve them and interpret the solutions in context..

Show the method first, then give the final answer in the required form. Apply this directly to Algebraic modelling.

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