SOLUTION: There are 15 numbered pool balls in a wooden box. If a ball is drawn, what is the probability that the number is less than 4?

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Question 1177385: There are 15 numbered pool balls in a wooden box. If a ball is drawn, what is the probability that the number is less than 4?
Found 2 solutions by Theo, ikleyn:
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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pool balls are numbered 1 through 15.

you pull one ball out of the bunch.

in order for that number to be less than 4, the number can only be 1, 2, or 3.

the probability of getting a ball numbered 1 through 3 is 3/15 = 1/5.


Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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It does not matter that the box is wooden.

What is  IMPORTANT,  is that the  15  balls are numbered from  1  to  15.