Question

There are 5 pink balloons and 5 blue balloons. If two balloons are selected at random, what would be the probability of getting a pink balloon and then a blue balloon?aThere are 5 pink balloons and 5 blue balloons. If two balloons are selected at random

Answer 1

1/4

Explanation:

Since there are 10 balloons in total, 5 pink and 5 blue, the chance of getting a pink balloon is 5/10 = (1/2) and the chance of getting a blue balloon is 5/10 = (1/2)

So in order to see the chance of picking a pink balloon and then a blue balloon multiply the chances of picking both:

`(1/2) *(1/2) = (1/4)`