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)

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Responses

likely
likely

very unlikely
very unlikely

impossible
impossible

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 out of a total of 25 balls.

Calculating the probability of picking a white ball:

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

Since 3 is less than 12 (the number of red balls) and 10 (the number of blue balls), and the total number of balls is 25, the probability of picking a white ball is relatively low.

Thus, the best description of the likelihood of randomly picking a white ball is "less likely than not."