Marble bag

Ben's favourite colour is red.
Tamati's favourite colour is green.
Sarah's favourite colour is yellow.
Mia's favourite colour is blue.
 
Use the information about favourite colours above to answer the question.

Question

  1. A bag has 3 red, 5 green, 6 yellow, and 4 blue marbles in it. If one marble is picked out, who has the best chance of this marble being their favourite colour?

    • Ben

    • Tamati

    • Sarah

    • Mia

    • They all have the same chance

Question

  1. Another bag has 4 red, 4 green, 4 yellow, and 4 blue marbles in it. If one marble is picked out, who has the best chance of this marble being their favourite colour?

    • Ben

    • Tamati

    • Sarah

    • Mia

    • They all have the same chance

Question

  1. Another bag has 3 red, 6 green, 3 yellow, and 6 blue marbles in it. If one marble is picked out, who has the best chance of this marble being their favourite colour?

    • Ben

    • Ben and Sarah have the same chance

    • Tamati

    • Tamati and Mia have the same chance

    • They all have the same chance

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