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)

Question

Responses

impossible
impossible

likely
likely

very unlikely
very unlikely

less likely than not

Answer 1

To determine the likelihood of randomly picking a white ball from the jar, we can compare the number of white balls to the total number of balls.

There are 3 white balls and a total of 25 balls:

• Probability of picking a white ball = (Number of white balls) / (Total number of balls) = 3/25.

This probability is less than 1/2 (or 0.5), indicating that it is not likely to pick a white ball. In the context of the provided response options, the best choice would be:

less likely than not.