Question

The probabilities of randomly picking a yellow counter from 3 different bags are given below. Order these bags by the chance of randomly picking a yellow counter from each of them, starting with the least likely.

A. Yellow: 7/9
B. Yellow: 2/3
C. Yellow: 5/6
D. Yellow 6/3

Answer 1

The probabilities of picking a yellow counter from least likely to most likely are B (2/3), A (7/9), and C (5/6), with D (6/3) being an incorrect probability that should be ignored.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asked to order the chances of picking a yellow counter from three different bags, which involves understanding and comparing probabilities. Notably, option D presents an erroneous probability (6/3) which is not possible since probability values must be between 0 and 1. Excluding the incorrect option D, the remaining probabilities should be ordered from least likely to most likely to pick a yellow counter:

1. B. Yellow: 2/3
2. A. Yellow: 7/9
3. C. Yellow: 5/6

Therefore, the correct order is B, A, C, starting with the least likely to the most likely.