Question

a bag of 20 counters
16 of the counters is green
a counter is picked at random
what is the possibility that it is green
give your answer as a fraction

Answer 1

Answer:

16/20

Step-by-step explanation:

becuase there is 20 counters and 16 of them are green

so if he picks one of 20 there are 16 green ones he could pick which is is a higher probabilty then the other colors.

Answer 2

Answer:

 1.25

Step-by-step explanation:

You divide the number of outcomes by the number of possible outcomes. So, 20/16 which equals 1.25.