Question

There are only red counters, blue counters and green counters in a bag.

number of red counters: number of blue counters: number of green
counters = 1:3:7
A counter is going to be taken at random from the bag.
Complete the table below to show each of the probabilities that the counter will be red or blue or green.
(2 marks)

Answer 1

Color Probability

Red 1/11

Blue 3/11

Green 7/11

Explanation:

The total number of counters in the bag is 1+3+7=11. The probability of selecting a red counter is 1/11, because there is only one red counter in the bag. The probability of selecting a blue counter is 3/11, because there are three blue counters in the bag. Similarly, the probability of selecting a green counter is 7/11, because there are seven green counters in the bag.