2 green marbles 1 orange balls 2 ping 1 red ball 1 blue 1 purple 1 yellow

If you were to randomly pick a ball from the pile below,





What is probability that the ball picked is a yellow ball?



​Write down your answer as decimal.

​Probability(yellow)
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1 answer

To calculate the probability of picking a yellow ball, we first need to determine the total number of balls.

From your description, we have:

  • Green marbles: 2
  • Orange balls: 1
  • Pink balls: 2
  • Red balls: 1
  • Blue balls: 1
  • Purple balls: 1
  • Yellow balls: 1

Now, let's count the total number of balls:

  • Total = 2 (green) + 1 (orange) + 2 (pink) + 1 (red) + 1 (blue) + 1 (purple) + 1 (yellow)
  • Total = 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 9

Now, we see that there is 1 yellow ball in the pile.

The probability of picking a yellow ball is given by the formula:

\[ \text{Probability}(\text{yellow}) = \frac{\text{Number of yellow balls}}{\text{Total number of balls}} = \frac{1}{9} \]

Now we'll convert \(\frac{1}{9}\) to a decimal:

\(\frac{1}{9} \approx 0.1111\)

Thus, the probability that the ball picked is a yellow ball is approximately:

Probability(yellow) = 0.1111