A box contains 10 green balls, 15 red balls, 8 white balls, and 7 black balls.

What is the probability of drawing a white ball out of the box?

A.1/8

B.1/5

C.1/4

D.1/2

Question

A box contains 10 green balls, 15 red balls, 8 white balls, and 7 black balls.
 
What is the probability of drawing a white ball out of the box?
 
 A.1/8
 
 
 B.1/5
 
 
 C.1/4
 
 
 D.1/2

campbell_st · Answer

number of white
P(white)     ---------------
                 total number of marbles

brunsonni · Answer

It would be 1/5, because there are 8 white balls, and 40 balls total. 8/40 can be simplified to 1/5, as both the numerator and denominator can be divided by 8.

campbell_st · Answer

there you go... someone always give the answer