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A bag contains seven balls labeled 1 through 7. One ball will be randomly picked.what is the probability of picking an odd number

User Kasra
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Answer:

3/7

Explanation:

There are three balls with even numbers. These are 2, 4, and 6.

There are seven balls, so there are seven possible outcomes.

We are picking randomly, so each outcome is equally likely.

So the probability of picking an even number is 3/7.

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User Guvener Gokce
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Explanation:

There are four odd number between 1 and 7:

1, 3, 5, 7

So the probability that a randomly selected ball is an odd number is 4/7.

User Gary Gale
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