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Question 141442: I am a GED student at Jefferson college and I am getting ready to take my test. I really need to know how to do ratio. For example:
There are 5 red baloons, 3 green baloons, 2 yellow baloons and only one pink baloon. What are the odds that richard picks a red baloon first?

I am pretty sure that this is a ratio question. I have school tommarrow and only a computer today. So please email me back asap. I take the hardest math test tommorrow that determins my ablilty to pass the main GED test.
: I am a GED student at Jefferson college and I am getting ready to take my test. I really need to know how to do ratio. For example:
There are 5 red baloons, 3 green baloons, 2 yellow baloons and only one pink baloon. What are the odds that richard picks a red baloon first?

I am pretty sure that this is a ratio question. I have school tommarrow and only a computer today. So please email me back asap. I take the hardest math test tommorrow that determins my ablilty to pass the main GED test.

Answer by checkley77(3639) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5+3+2+1=11 total items to choose from.
Here you need to create the following fraction: success/total items.
Thus you have 5 successes out of a total of 11 items.
5/11=.4545 or 45.45% success in picking a red balloon.