Balls pickingup riddle

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You have a Pot of balls.

There are 234 red, 26 blue, 67 green and 63 yellow balls.

What chance do you have of picking a blue one with your eyes shut?

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    26/234=1/9

    mantoo Starter Answered on 30th April 2018.
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    Multiple answers possible here – if balls are same size and weight probability = 390/26 = 1 in 15.

    if balls have other unique identifying feature such as different size etc that you know about in advance a can feel the difference then odds can increase up to certainty.

    Gasser Curious Answered on 10th July 2018.
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