Question

12. Felix has a bucket of golf balls. The table below shows the number of golf balls of each color in the bucket.ColorPinkWhiteOrangeGreenNumber4.11818Felix selects a golf ball at random. Based on the information in the table, which statement is true?The golf ball is more likely to be green than all the other colors combined.The golf ball is equally likely to be pink, white, orange, or green.The golf ball is 2 times as likely to be orange as it is to be pink.The golf ball is 7 times as likely to be green as it is to be white.1 234 5 6 7 8 9 10

Answer 1

Concept

`\text{Probability of an event = }\frac{Numbe\text{r of required outcomes}}{\text{Number of total possible outcomes}}`

Step 1:

Golf ball

Pink = 4

White = 11

Orange = 8

Green = 18

Total = 41

Step 2:

Option A

The golf ball is more likely to be green than all the other colors combined.

Probability (Green) = 8/41 = 0.195

Probability (Other colors combined) = 0.804

Option A is wrong

Option B

The golf ball is equally likely to be pink, white, orange, or green.

Probability of pink = 4/41

Probability of pink = 4/41

Probability of pink = 4/41