Explain why the square root of a number is defined to be equal to that number to the 1/2 power

Squaring and square root are inverses, so one should "undo" the other. That is, squaring the square root of a number results in the number. Using the power of a power rule, you multiply the exponents. Since a number to the first power is itself, the product of the exponents must equal 1. This means that the power of the square root must be the reciprocal of 2, or one half.

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step-by-step explanation:

the probability is   .24

the first player had the highest probability of getting a silver marble

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