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There are two yellow and three green balls in a tub. Ashraf picks a ball without looking. What is his probability that the ball is (i) yellow (ii) green (iii) red

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Since there are only yellow and green balls in the tub, there is no possibility of picking a red ball. Therefore, the probability of picking a red ball is zero.

(i) The probability of picking a yellow ball can be calculated by dividing the number of yellow balls by the total number of balls. In this case, there are two yellow balls and three green balls, so the total number of balls is 2 + 3 = 5. The probability of picking a yellow ball is 2/5 or 0.4, which is 40%.

(ii) Similarly, the probability of picking a green ball can be calculated by dividing the number of green balls by the total number of balls. In this case, there are three green balls and five total balls. Therefore, the probability of picking a green ball is 3/5 or 0.6, which is 60%.

(iii) As mentioned earlier, there are no red balls in the tub. Hence, the probability of picking a red ball is 0.

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