Flavia has a bag with 8 white balls, 9 red balls, 14 green balls, and 10 orange balls. If she chooses a ball from the bag without looking, which color ball will Falvia be least likely to choose?
A. white
B. Red
C. Green
D. Orange
I'll be glad to check your answer.
white
To determine which color ball Flavia will be least likely to choose, we need to find the color with the fewest balls relative to the total number of balls in the bag.
Let's calculate the probabilities for each color:
Total number of balls in the bag = 8 + 9 + 14 + 10 = 41
The probability of choosing a white ball = Number of white balls / Total number of balls = 8 / 41 ≈ 0.195
The probability of choosing a red ball = Number of red balls / Total number of balls = 9 / 41 ≈ 0.220
The probability of choosing a green ball = Number of green balls / Total number of balls = 14 / 41 ≈ 0.341
The probability of choosing an orange ball = Number of orange balls / Total number of balls = 10 / 41 ≈ 0.244
Comparing the probabilities, we can see that the color Flavia will be least likely to choose is A. white, as it has the lowest probability of approximately 0.195.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. white.