A bag contains marbles of different colors. You put your hand in the bag to grab a marble. What are your chances of picking a given color? Learn how to set up this probability word problem and then solve it.

Probability is the likelihood that a given event will take place. So how do you determine the probability of a simple event? Watch this example using marbles for an explanation. [4:36]

Video lesson demonstrating the probability of picking a certain color of marble out of a bag. Includes finding the sample space.

An introduction to probability by looking at examples from flipping a coin or rolling a die.