Category Archives: marble
What are the odds in favor of choosing a yellow marble?
A bag includes 8 marbles (5 are yellow, 1 is red, and 2 are blue.) A marble is chosen from the bag at random. What are the odds in favor of choosing a yellow marble? Odds 5 in 8, or, … Continue reading
What is the probability that the marble drawn will be either red or blue?
There is a total of 120 marbles in a box, each of which is red, green, blue, or white. If one marble is drawn from the box at random, the probability that it will be white is 1/4 and the … Continue reading
If a marble rolls along the inside of a semicircular track how does it leave the track?
Assuming a frictionless surface and a marble being rolled on a flat surface around a semicircular track (think half of an o), how does the marble leave the track once it reaches the end? Does it leave straight, curve outwards … Continue reading
What should I use for where my laminate meets the marble around my fireplace?
The marble is about a 1/2 inch higher than the laminate. I got a T-bar for my laminate to laminate, and a threshold for my laminate to linoleum, and quarter round for the baseboards, but I don’t know what to … Continue reading
How do I attach a piece of marble to a cast iron pedestal table base?
The top of the cast iron base has a flat circle about 8inches across with 3 equally spaced, narrow U shaped indents on the outside of the circle. I got the base on its own & want to attach a … Continue reading
What sort of primer should I use to prep a marble fireplace?
Ok I know it’s an odd question but I’m a childminder and have recently moved house, the room which I have bagged as my playroom had a fireplace in with a "marble" fireback. Originally I tried to stick a piece … Continue reading
What is the best way to clean marble?
I just got a new coffee table with a marble top and i’d like to know the best way to clean it. Thank you! The best way of maintaining marble’s overall cleanliness is with lukewarm water, a soft cloth and … Continue reading
How can we make beneficial use of marble slurry to prevent and control the pollution created by it?
We all know about the bad effect marble slurry leaves on the environment around us.If people know about its beneficial uses there will be no slurry left to seep-in and get mixed with the ground water or get spread in … Continue reading
Is there an easy way to clean marble/granite cutting boards with pepper and onion odors or satins?
I made salsa tonight at a friend’s house. They have marble/granite looking counter tops with a cutting board that matches. I need to get the soreno and jalepano pepper odors and stains from the cutting board. Is there a way … Continue reading
What is the best way to clean marble counter tops in a kitchen?
My kitchen was just remodeled and has marble counter tops, sealed. I know acid based products are not good but need a way to get rid of all the gunk that accumulates and that just pain water does not clean … Continue reading