Question

A box contains 8 red balls, 5 brown balls, 4 purple balls, and 3 green balls. What is the probability that a purple ball will be selected from the box after a red ball is taken out and not replaced?
Write the probability as a percent. Round to nearest tenth of a percent as needed.

Answer 1

Answer:

21.1 percent

Step-by-step explanation:

Total balls after -1 red ball=7+5+4+3=19

Prob of purple ball= purple ball/total balls

= 4/19

=0.2105...

percentage:21.1%