I have a basket of 40 yellow tennis balls and 35 white tennis balls. What is the probability that the next tennis ball he randomly chooses will be yellow?
40/75 = ?
Josue has a basket of 60 yellow tennis balls and 25 white tennis balls. What is the probability that the next tennis ball he chooses will be yellow.
To find the probability of selecting a yellow tennis ball, you need to know the total number of tennis balls and the number of yellow tennis balls.
In this case, the total number of balls is the sum of yellow and white balls:
Total number of tennis balls = number of yellow tennis balls + number of white tennis balls = 40 + 35 = 75.
The probability of picking a yellow tennis ball can now be calculated by dividing the number of yellow tennis balls by the total number of tennis balls. So,
Probability of selecting a yellow tennis ball = number of yellow tennis balls / total number of tennis balls
Probability of selecting a yellow tennis ball = 40 / 75
To simplify this fraction, you can divide both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 5:
Probability of selecting a yellow tennis ball = 8 / 15
Therefore, the probability of randomly choosing a yellow tennis ball from the basket is 8/15.