Question

A point is randomly chosen on the grid shown below. The grid contains 20 squares, out of which 6 squares are shaded blue. What is the likelihood that the point is in the blue section of the grid?

1) Certain
2) Impossible
3) Likely
4) Unlikely

Answer 1

The probability of a point being in the blue section is 3/10, which is less than 1/2, making it 'unlikely' that the point will fall in the blue section.

The correct option is 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

The likelihood that a point is in the blue section of the grid is determined by dividing the number of blue squares by the total number of squares.

Since there are 6 blue squares out of 20 total squares on the grid, the likelihood or probability is 6/20, which simplifies to 3/10 or 0.3.

Therefore, the likelihood is neither certain (1) nor impossible (0), so we must choose between 'likely' and 'unlikely'.

Since 3/10 is less than half, it is not more likely than not that a point will be in a blue section, thus the correct answer is 'unlikely' (4).

The correct option is 4.