Sneha is stringing a necklace and she selects each bead at random from a basket of beads. If there are currently $5$ yellow beads, $10$ red beads, $15$ green beads and $20$ blue beads in the basket, find the probability of her selecting a red bead next. So, $10$ times the probability will be

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Total numbers of beads in the basket $=$ $5 + 10 + 15 + 20 = 50$
No of red beads $= 10$
Probability of selecting a red bead $=$ $\frac{10}{50} = \frac{1}{5}$

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Sneha is stringing a necklace and she selects each bead at random from a basket of beads. If there are currently 5 yellow beads, 10 red beads, 15 green beads and 20 blue beads in the basket, find the probability of her selecting a red bead next. So, 10 times the probability will be

Total numbers of beads in the basket =5+10+15+20=50No of red beads =10Probability of selecting a red bead = 1050=15

Sneha is stringing a necklace and she selects each bead at random from a basket of beads. If there are currently $5$ yellow beads, $10$ red beads, $15$ green beads and $20$ blue beads in the basket, find the probability of her selecting a red bead next. So, $10$ times the probability will be

Total numbers of beads in the basket $=$ $5 + 10 + 15 + 20 = 50$
No of red beads $= 10$
Probability of selecting a red bead $=$ $\frac{10}{50} = \frac{1}{5}$