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A vendor has 22 balloons for sale: 11 are yellow, 4 are red, and 7 are green. A balloon is selected at random and sold. If the balloon sold is yellow, what is the probability that the next balloon selected at random is also yellow?

Answer choices:
10/21
11/21
10/22
11/22

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10/21 hope this helps
User StormsEdge
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Answer:

10/21

Explanation:

After the first balloon is gone, there is only 21 balloons left with 10 being yellow. Therefore, the is a 10/21 probability that it is yellow.

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