Question

A jewelry box contains 5 white pearl, 2 gold rings and 6 silver rings what are the odds of drawing a white pearl

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is 5/13 or not

Answer 2

The odds of drawing a white pearl is 5/13.

Given,

A jewelry box contains 5 white pearls, 2 gold rings, and 6 silver rings.

To Find,

What are the odds of drawing a white pearl?

Solution,

We can solve the question as follows:

It is given that a jewelry box contains 5 white pearls, 2 gold rings, and 6 silver rings. We have to find the probability of drawing a white pearl.

$While\: pearls = 5$

$Gold\: rings = 2$

$Silver\: rings = 6$

The probability of an event occurring is given as:

$Probability = \frac{Number\: of\: favorable\: outcomes}{Total\: outcomes}$

In the given question,  

The number of favorable outcomes will be the total number of while peals in the box. The total outcomes will be the sum of all the jewelry.

$Favorable\: outcomes = 5$

$Total\: outcomes = 5 + 2 + 6 = 13$

Therefore,

$Probability = \frac{5}{13}$

Hence, the odds of drawing a white pearl is 5/13.