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 or yellow (r or y) state the odds against red or yellow in lowest terms. the odds against red or yellow are to (type whole numbers).

Explanation:

Step1: Count total balls

There are 12 balls in total.

Step2: Count favorable balls

Number of red or yellow balls: 3 (red) + 3 (yellow)=6.

Step3: Count non - favorable balls

Number of non - red and non - yellow (blue) balls: 12 - 6 = 6.

Step4: Calculate odds against

Odds against an event is ratio of non - favorable to favorable outcomes. So odds against red or yellow is 6:6 = 1:1.

Answer:

1 to 1