A vendor has 22 balloons for sale: 11 are yellow, 4 are red, and 7 are green. A balloon is selected at random and sold. If the balloon sold is yellow, what is the probability that the next balloon selected at random is also yellow?
10/21
11/21
10/22 ***
11/22

Question

A vendor has 22 balloons for sale: 11 are yellow, 4 are red, and 7 are green. A balloon is selected at random and sold. If the balloon sold is yellow, what is the probability that the next balloon selected at random is also yellow?
10/21 
11/21 
10/22 ***
11/22

ali2x2 · Answer

11/22

anonymous · Answer

10/21

anonymous · Answer

can you explain? @ali2x2

anonymous · Answer

because u must subs tact a balloon nd yellow before selling the next ballon, rad the queationc carefully

anonymous · Answer

but shouldn't it still be over 22 because there were still 22 balloons in total. so wouldn't it be 10/22 @nick1234567

anonymous · Answer

but the question say u sell a yellow so yu down to toal 21 gallons and 10 yellow and then wants to know the prob of selling the next balloon and it being yellow

anonymous · Answer

so 10/21

anonymous · Answer

oh ok that makes sense. Thanks for explaining!