SOLUTION: A box contains 3 red balls,5yellow balls, and 2 blue balls.If a ball is picked at random from the box,what is the probability that a ball picked is a a. yellow ball? b. red ball?

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Question 1065502: A box contains 3 red balls,5yellow balls, and 2 blue balls.If a ball is picked at random from the box,what is the probability that a ball picked is a
a. yellow ball?
b. red ball?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Probability is the number of yellow balls divided by the total number of balls.
So,
P%28Y%29=N%5By%5D%2FN%5Btot%5D=5%2F%283%2B5%2B2%29=5%2F10=1%2F2
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