Oliver has three green balls, two red balls, five yellows balls, and four orange balls in a bucket. He randomly chooses one ball out of the bucket without looking.

What is the probability he chooses a yellow ball?

If he removes all of the orange balls first, then what is the probability that he will choose a red ball out of the bucket?

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Jayda Mcgee

Mathematics

15 May, 16:46

Oliver has three green balls, two red balls, five yellows balls, and four orange balls in a bucket. He randomly chooses one ball out of the bucket without looking.

What is the probability he chooses a yellow ball?

If he removes all of the orange balls first, then what is the probability that he will choose a red ball out of the bucket?

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Maxim · Answer 1

The probability that he chooses a yellow ball is 5/14. If he removes all the orange balls, the probability that he will choose a red ball is 2/10.

Step-by-step explanation:

Simple logic.