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

less likely than not
less likely than not

likely
likely

very unlikely

impossible

Answer:_______

Answer 1

To determine the likelihood of randomly picking a white ball from the jar, we need to look at the total number of balls and the number of white balls.

There are 25 balls in total, and out of those, 3 are white.

The probability of picking a white ball can be calculated as follows:

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

Now, let's evaluate this probability:

• \(\frac{3}{25} = 0.12\) or 12%

Since there are 3 white balls out of 25 total balls, the chances of picking a white ball (12%) are less than 50%.

Based on the options given, the correct description of the likelihood of randomly picking a white ball is:

less likely than not

Answer: less likely than not