There are 8 footballs in a store cupboard; one is yellow and the others are white. A pupil takes 2 footballs out of the cupboard at random. What is the probability that one of them is the yellow ball?

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Niel asked Jun 23, 2022

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Answer: 1/8

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1/8

Step-by-step explanation: because there is only one yellow ball and 8 balls total, you can write it as a ratio of 1/8

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