Question

A gym teacher has a large canvas bag that contains 8 tennis balls, 2 volleyballs, 1 basketball, 3 baseballs, and 5 footballs. If you reach into the bag at random, what is the probability that you select a football?

A.5/18
B. 5/19
C. 5/14
D. 8/19

Answer 1

The total amount of balls there are is : 8 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 5 = 19 (balls)

There are 5 footballs in the bag, so the probability of you selecting a football is 5 : 19 = 5/19