Question

There are only red blue and green counters in a bag
There are 6 red counters
There are 4 blue counters
There are 8 green counter
What is the probability that the counter is red

Answer 1

Given:

Number of red counters in bag = 6

Number of green counters in bag = 8

Number of blue counters in bag = 4

To find:

Probability of getting red counter from bag =?

Solution:

The probability of getting a red counter from the bag can be found from the following steps:

Step 1: Calculate the total number of counters in the bag

Red counter + Blue counter + Green counter = ?

6 + 8 + 4 = 18 counters in total are there in the bag

Step 2: Apply the probability formula

Probability of getting red counter = $\frac{Number of red counter}{Total number of counters}$

Probability of getting red counter = $\frac{6}{18}$

Probability of getting red counter = $\frac{1}{3}$

Hence the probability of getting a red counter from the bag is $\frac{1}{3}$.

Answer 2

Probability means possibility. It is a branch of mathematics that deals with the occurrence of a random event. The value is expressed from zero to one.

Given: $6$ red counters in a bag

$4$ blue counters in a bag

$8$ given counters in a bag

Find the probability that the counter is red.

So,

total counter in a bag is $6+4+8=18$

Red counter in a bag is $=0$

So, the probability is$=\frac{6}{18}$$=\frac{1}{3}$