Question

Susan is about to draw a marble from a bag for a game.The bag contains 8 red,6 blue,4 green,and 2 yellow marbles.Which out come is most likely?How many more times likely is she to draw a red than a yellow?

Answer 1

Red is most likely because there is more reds than any other color

She is more likely to draw a red than a yellow by 4 times!

Explanation:

The more of one color the higher the possibility...

As you can see there is more reds than any other color!

The rate she would get red (hypothetically) is 8/20

The rate she would get yellow (hypothetically) is 2/20

Red is 4 times the possibility than yellow!