SOLUTION: A box contains 5 slips of blue paper numbered from 1 to 5 and 6 slips of red paper numbered from 1 to 6. What is the probability of selecting a random slip that is blue and has an

Algebra.Com
Question 1166499: A box contains 5 slips of blue paper numbered from 1 to 5 and 6 slips of red paper numbered from 1 to 6. What is the probability of selecting a random slip that is blue and has an odd number?
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Count the number of blue slips that have odd numbers on them. Divide that number by the total number of slips both blue and red.


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it


I > Ø

RELATED QUESTIONS

A container has 7 slips of paper numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Two different slips of... (answered by ewatrrr)
A hat has 5 slips of paper numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. A slip of paper is selected at... (answered by Boreal)
Jeffrey wrote 1 on 1 slip of paper, 2 on 2 slips of paper, 3 on 3 slips of paper, 4 on 4... (answered by stanbon)
The numbers 1 to 13 are written on 13 separate slips of paper and placed in a box. A... (answered by greenestamps)
twenty slips of paper are numbered 1 to 20 and placed in a box.what is the probability of (answered by rfer)
1)The numbers from, 1 to 8 are put on slips of paper and placed in a box. Three numbers (answered by stanbon)
a box contains 12 slips of paper as shown. each slip of paper is equally likely to be... (answered by solver91311)
A jar contains 12 red marbles numbered 1 to 12 and 6 blue marbles numbered 1 to 6. A... (answered by ikleyn)
A jar contains 10 red marbles numbered 1 to 10 and 6 blue marbles numbered 1 to 6. A... (answered by Boreal)