At a school fair you have a choice of randomly picking a ball from Basket A or Basket B. Basket A has 5 green balls, 3 red balls, and 8 yellow balls. Basket B has 7 green balls, 4 red balls,and 9 yellow balls. You can win a digital book reader if you pick a red ball

1.Which basket should you choose if you want the better chance of winning?



Answer :

Basket A is 3/16 red.
Basket B is 3/15 red.
The answer is Basket B.

Answer:

Basket A      Basket B

  16                   20

   3                     4

3/16                  1/5

           Basket B

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