Question

impossible
certain
unlikely
likely
what is the probability of picking a blue?
12/20

Explanation:

Step1: Count total number of balls

Assume there are \(n\) balls in total. From the image (counting the colored dots as balls), if we assume there are 10 balls in total (by visual approximation of the number of dots in the bottle - this is a simplification as exact count isn't clear from the image, but for probability formula \(P=\frac{\text{number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{total number of outcomes}}\)).

Step2: Count number of blue balls

Count the number of blue balls (favorable outcomes). Assume there are 4 blue balls (by visual approximation).

Step3: Calculate probability

The probability formula is \(P = \frac{\text{number of blue balls}}{\text{total number of balls}}\). Substituting values (assuming 4 blue and 10 total), \(P=\frac{4}{10}=\frac{2}{5}\). Since \(\frac{2}{5}=0.4\), and \(0 < 0.4<0.5\), the event is "Unlikely" (as probability of an unlikely event is \(0 < P<0.5\)).

Answer:

Unlikely