Question

#21-5: A bag holds baseball bats of different length. There are six 24-inch, five 25-inch, and three 26-inch bats. When Larry grabs a bat at random, how likely is he to choose a 24-inch bat?

Answer 1

3/7

Explanation:

First, how many bats are there in total: 6 + 5 + 3 = 14

Now, how many of those bats are 24-inch: 6

So 6 out of the 14 bats are 24-inch.

As a fraction: 6/14

We can now simplify this by dividing top and bottom by 2: 3/7