Activity 2: Worksheet
\r\n\r\nThere is still some time for the train to depart and Jamuni is looking around the station. She visits a stall where she sees 3 buckets. Bucket A contains 2 red balls and 4 yellow balls. Bucket B has 4 red balls and 8 yellow balls in it. Bucket C has 7 red balls and 14 yellow balls in it. Jamuni and her friends came up with interesting questions and they are discussing these.
\r\n\r\nAman asked Jamuni: \u201cIf you pick out one ball from each bucket, what is the probability that the ball will be red?\u201d Enter your answers for each bucket in the table below.
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\r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t Red balls \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t Yellow balls \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t Probability of finding a red ball \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t Bucket A \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t 2 \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t 4 \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
\r\n\t\t\t Bucket B \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t 4 \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t 8 \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
\r\n\t\t\t Bucket C \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t 7 \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t 14 \r\n\t\t\t | \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t |
Do you see any pattern in the last column of the table? Can you explain why you see this pattern?
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