SOLUTION: A bag contains blue,red and orange balls. There are 3 times as many blue balls as there are red balls. There are 5 times as many orange balls as there are blue balls. Dylan picks a

SOLUTION: A bag contains blue,red and orange balls. There are 3 times as many blue balls as there are red balls. There are 5 times as many orange balls as there are blue balls. Dylan picks a

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Question 1130640: A bag contains blue,red and orange balls. There are 3 times as many blue balls as there are red balls. There are 5 times as many orange balls as there are blue balls. Dylan picks a ball at random from the bag. What is the probability it is red?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
red=x
blue=3x
orange=15x
number of balls is 19x
probability one is red is x/19x or 1/19.
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