Question

the given jar contains yellow (y), blue (b), and red (r) balls. anne randomly chooses a single ball from the can shown here. find the odds against the event. red (r)
state the odds against red in lowest terms.
the odds against red are to
(type whole numbers.)

Explanation:

Step1: Count total balls

There are 12 balls in total ($3 + 4+ 5$).

Step2: Count non - red balls

There are 7 non - red balls ($3$ blue + $4$ yellow).

Step3: Determine odds against red

Odds against an event is the ratio of non - favorable outcomes to favorable outcomes. Favorable outcomes for red is 5, non - favorable is 7. So the odds against red is 7 to 5.

Answer:

7 to 5