Question

Each soccer player has one yellow, one blue, and one white jersey. For the last game of the season, each player could choose which jersey they wanted to wear. The table below shows the percentage of players that wore each color jersey.

Jersey Color Percentage of Players
Yellow 0.35
Blue 0.45
White 0.20


Compare the probabilities of a randomly selected player wearing a certain jersey color and interpret the likelihood. Choose the statement that is true.
The player will be more likely to wear a yellow jersey than a white jersey because P(Yellow) > P(White).
The player will be more likely to wear a white jersey than a yellow jersey because P(White) > P(Yellow).
The player will be more likely to wear a yellow jersey than a blue jersey because P(Yellow) > P(Blue).
The player will be equally likely to wear a yellow jersey or a white jersey because P(Yellow) = P(White).

Answer 1

The player will be more likely to wear a yellow jersey because P(yellow) is more tha P(white).

Explanation:

Get rid of the 0s. 35 is more than 20, therefore 0.35 will also be more than 0.20.

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