In a marble collection, 1/8 of the marbles are blue. Of the blue marbles, 1/2 have sparkles. What fraction of the marbles in the collection are blue with sparkles?

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Answer:

We conclude that 1/16 of the marbles in the collection are blue with sparkles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that in a marble collection, 1/8 of the marbles are blue. Of the blue marbles, 1/2 have sparkles.  

So, we need to calculate how much of 1/2 of the 1/8 marble is blue.

Therefore, we get

[tex]x=\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{8}\\\\x=\frac{1}{16}[/tex]

We conclude that 1/16 of the marbles in the collection are blue with sparkles.