A bag contains 3 red balls, 4 green balls, and 2 yellow balls. Deborah reaches into the bag and pulls out the following 4 balls:

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A bag contains 3 red balls, 4 green balls, and 2 yellow balls. Deborah reaches into the bag and pulls out the following 4 balls:

red, red, green, yellow Deborah reaches into the bag to pick out another ball. What's the probability that the ball she picks is green?

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scoray [572] · Answer 1 · 2023-10-20T08:32:48+03:00

The probability that the ball Deborah picks is green is; 3/5.

<h3>What is the probability that the ball picked last is green?</h3>

Since the bag initially contains; 3 red balls, 4 green balls, and 2 yellow balls, after Deborah pulls out the 4 balls: red, red, green, yellow.

The balls remaining are; 1 red ball, 3 green and 1 yellow.

Hence, the probability that the final ball she picks is green is; 3/(3+1+1) = 3/5.