eva volunteers at the community center. today, she is helping them get ready for the fire safety festival by…

eva volunteers at the community center. today, she is helping them get ready for the fire safety festival by blowing up balloons from a big box of uninflated balloons in a variety of colors. eva randomly selects balloons from the box. so far, she has inflated 2 purple, 6 yellow, 3 green, 1 blue, and 4 red balloons. based on the data, what is the probability that the next balloon eva inflates will be yellow? write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

eva volunteers at the community center. today, she is helping them get ready for the fire safety festival by blowing up balloons from a big box of uninflated balloons in a variety of colors. eva randomly selects balloons from the box. so far, she has inflated 2 purple, 6 yellow, 3 green, 1 blue, and 4 red balloons. based on the data, what is the probability that the next balloon eva inflates will be yellow? write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total balloons

$2 + 6+3 + 1+4=16$

Step2: Calculate probability of yellow

The number of yellow balloons is 6. Probability = $\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$, so the probability of getting a yellow balloon is $\frac{6}{16}=\frac{3}{8}$

Answer:

$\frac{3}{8}$