Question

There are two bags containing only orange and red marbles. Bag A has 2 orange marbles and 6 red marbles. Bag B has 4 orange marbles and 16 red marbles. A marble is randomly chosen from each bag. List these events from least likely to most likely. Event 1: choosing an orange or red marble from Bag B. Event 2: choosing an orange marble from Bag B. Event 3: choosing an orange marble from Bag A. Event 4: choosing a purple marble from Bag A. Least likely Event Event, Event, X Most likely Event Ś ?​

Answer 1

From least to most likely:

Event 4, Event 2, Event 3, Event 1

Explanation:

Event 1 has a 100% chance because there are only red and orange marbles in the bag.

In event 2, there are 4 orange marbles in the bag, giving us a (4/20) chance. This is 20%

In event 3, there are 2 orange marbles of 8 total, giving us an (2/8) chance. This is 25%

Lastly, there are no purple marbles in either bag, giving us a 0% chance of this occurring.