Question

each bag below has 6 marbles. kaitlin closes her eyes and picks a marble from each bag.
bag a
bag a has 1 red marble and 5 blue marbles.
picking a yellow marble from bag a is ______.
○ certain
○ likely
○ unlikely
○ impossible
bag b
bag b has 4 yellow marbles, 1 red marble, and 1 blue marble.
picking a yellow marble from bag b is ______.
○ certain
○ likely
○ unlikely
○ impossible
bag c
bag c has 2 yellow marbles, 3 red marbles, and 1 blue marble.
picking a yellow marble from bag c is ______.
○ certain
○ likely
○ unlikely
○ impossible

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze Bag A

Bag A has 0 yellow marbles, so picking yellow is impossible.

Step2: Analyze Bag B

Bag B has 4 yellow marbles (most), so picking yellow is likely.

Step3: Analyze Bag C

Bag C has 2 yellow marbles (fewer than red), so picking yellow is unlikely.

Answer:

Impossible, Likely, Unlikely