Question

Question

There are 25 balls in a jar. Twelve (12) balls are red, 10 balls are blue, and 3 balls are white. Which of the following describes the likelihood of randomly picking a white ball?(1 point)
Responses

impossible
impossible

very unlikely
very unlikely

less likely than not
less likely than not

likely

Answer 1

To determine the likelihood of randomly picking a white ball from the jar, we can analyze the given information.

There are a total of 25 balls, out of which:

• 12 are red
• 10 are blue
• 3 are white

The probability of picking a white ball is calculated as the number of white balls divided by the total number of balls:

\[ \text{Probability of picking a white ball} = \frac{\text{Number of white balls}}{\text{Total number of balls}} = \frac{3}{25} \]

This is a relatively small probability, and since there are more red and blue balls combined (22 balls) compared to the number of white balls (3 balls), it makes sense to conclude that picking a white ball is:

less likely than not

So the correct response is: less likely than not.