The area model below represents a different situation from Questions A and B. In this area model, P(RY) = 10 P(RB) – 10, P(GY) - and
P(GB) = 1. Use the area model and these probabilities to answer the
following questions:
Y
B
R
1. What is the area of each section?
2. For each section, what fraction of the whole square is this?
3. How do the fractions in part (2) compare to the probabilities of
each section?
4. Which of the following could be the contents of the two buckets?
Explain your reasoning.
a. 2 red and 8 green in Bucket 1
5 yellow and 5 blue in Bucket 2
b. 2 red and 8 green in Bucket 1
10 yellow and 10 blue in Bucket?
c. I red and 4 green in Bucket!
3 yellow and 3 blue in Bucket 2