Question

the given jar contains yellow (y), blue (b), and red (r) balls. anne randomly chooses a single ball from the can shown here. find the odds against the event. red or yellow (r or y)
state the odds against red or yellow in lowest terms.
the odds against red or yellow are 5 to . (type whole numbers.)

Explanation:

Step1: Count total balls

There are 12 balls in the jar.

Step2: Count red or yellow balls

There are 3 red balls and 3 yellow balls. So, $3 + 3=6$ red or yellow balls.

Step3: Count non - red or non - yellow balls

Non - red or non - yellow balls are blue balls. There are 6 blue balls.

Step4: Determine odds against

The odds against an event is the ratio of the number of unfavorable outcomes to the number of favorable outcomes. Here, unfavorable outcomes (non - red or non - yellow) are 6 and favorable outcomes (red or yellow) are 6. The odds against red or yellow is 6 to 6, which simplifies to 1 to 1.

Answer:

1