Question

Michael is organizing a game of chance for his class. He asks each student to pick a ribbon from a bag and then put it back into the bag. The bag has 12 yellow ribbons, 7 red ribbons, and 3 blue ribbons. If Jane picks a ribbon, what is the probability that the ribbon will be yellow and what is the likelihood of this event?

Answer 1

Your probability and likelihood would be: 6/11

Answer 2

Answer: The probability that the ribbon will be yellow is 0.54 and the event is likely to happen.

Explanation:

Given: The total number of ribbons is in the bag= 12+7+3=22

If Jane picks a ribbon, what is the probability that the ribbon will be yellow is given by:-

`\text{Probability}=\frac{\text{Number of yellow ribbons}}{\text{Total ribbons}}`

`\\=(12)/(22)=0.5454\approx0.54`

We can see that probability that the ribbon will be yellow is between 0.5 and 1.

Therefore, the event is likely to happen.