A bag contains red balls

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Probability · Probability

Problem

A bag contains 55 red balls, 33 blue balls and 22 green balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag. Answer the following: (i) Find the probability of drawing a blue ball. (ii) Classify the event ‘drawing a ball that is either red, blue or green’ and justify your answer with its probability value. (iii) What type of event is ‘drawing a yellow ball’? State its probability and name the event type. (iv) Are the outcomes of drawing any one ball from the bag equally likely? Give a brief justification based on the information provided.

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