Answer:
1/19
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's say there are x yellow cubes.
That means there are 3x blue cubes.
Therefore, there must be 15x green cubes.
In total: we have 19x cubes.
Therefore the probability of a cube being yellow is x / 19x
which simplifies to 1/19
Answer:
1/19
Step-by-step explanation:
Solution:-
- First we will define the distribution of colors in the bag.
- We will use variable:
x: the number of yellow cubes in bag
- The following color distribution can be made by using the data given in the question:
Color Number of cubes
Yellow x
Blue 3*x = 3x
Green 3x*5 = 15x
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Total 19x
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- Sarah is to draw a cube from the bag. We are to determine the probability that the randomly picked cube would be yellow. We will denote our event as randomly picking a yellow cube from the bag with a defined finite distribution.
p ( Picks Yellow cube ) = [ Number of yellow cubes ] / [ Total cubes ]
p ( Picks Yellow cube ) = [ x ] / [ 19x ]
p ( Picks Yellow cube ) = 1 / 19 .... Answer
