Question

Meg is giving balloons to some children at a carnival. She has 6 red balloons, 3 blue balloons, and 5 yellow balloons. If Meg selects a balloon randomly without looking, what is the probability that she will give a red balloon to the first child and then a yellow balloon to the second child?

Answer 1

Ok, so there are a total of 14 balloons.  So the first fraction is 6/14 and then the second is 5/13 (since 1 balloon has already been given away).  Multiply 6/14 x 5/13 and simplify.  6 x 5 = 30/ 13 x 14 = 182.  So our new fraction is 30/182, now we need to simplify.  Our new fraction is 15/91.  Hope this helps!