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Michael is organizing a game of chance for his class. He asks each student to pick a ribbon from a bag and then put it back into the bag. The bag has 12 yellow ribbons, 7 red ribbons, and 3 blue ribbons. If Jane picks a ribbon, what is the probability that the ribbon will be yellow and what is the likelihood of this event?

A.
The probability is 1, and the event is certain.
B.
The probability is 3/11 , and the event is likely.
C.
The probability is 6/11, and the event is unlikely.
D.
The probability is 6/11 , and the event is neither likely nor unlikely.

User Betohaku
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Answer:

D

Explanation:

User Excelguy
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Answer:

D. The probability is 6/11, and the event is neither likely nor unlikely

Explanation:

54% = 6/11

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