Question

A bag contains x red paper clips, (2x + 8) blue balls and (3x - 15) white balls.
a.) Find the total no. of balls in terms of x.
b.) A ball is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the ball is blue (in terms of x).
c.) A ball is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the ball is white (in terms of x).

Answer 1

Answer:

a) x + 2x + 8 + 3x - 15 = 6x -7

b) 2x + 8 / 6x - 7

c) 3x - 15 / 6x - 7