A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 black balls and 4 white balls. A balls is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is:

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A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 black balls and 4 white balls. A balls is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is: (i) white? (ii) red? (iii) black? (iv) not red?

Philoid · Accepted Answer

Total number of possible outcomes, n(S) = 12 {3 red balls, 5 black balls and 4 white balls)

(i) n(E) = 4

(ii) n(E) = 3

(iii) n(E) = 5

(iv) n(E) = 9

A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 black balls and 4 white balls. A balls is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is:(i) white?(ii) red?(iii) black?(iv) not red?

A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 black balls and 4 white balls. A balls is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is:
(i) white?

(ii) red?

(iii) black?

(iv) not red?