Question

A vendor has 10 balloons for sale: 5 are yellow, 2 are red, and 3 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? (5 points)

Group of answer choices

fraction 5 over 10

fraction 5 over 9

fraction 4 over 9

fraction 4 over 10

Answer 1

There are 9 balloons remaining, of which 4 are yellow. therefore the probability that the next balloon is also yellow is 4/9

Answer 2

fraction 4 over 9

Explanation:

This is because there is one less yellow balloon and one less balloon in total.