In an opaque bag, there are balls with the same shape and size but different colors. There are red balls and yellow balls. If a ball is randomly drawn from the bag, the probability of drawing a yellow ball is ______; If the probability of drawing a red ball from the bag is , how many more red balls need to be added to the bag?
Problem 194
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### Solution:
#### Part 1:
Given:
- Total number of balls in the bag =
- Number of yellow balls =
The probability of drawing a yellow ball is calculated as the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes (drawing a yellow ball) to the total number of possible outcomes (drawing any ball).
Thus, the probability of drawing a yellow ball is:
So, the probability of drawing a yellow ball is .
#### Part 2:
Let represent the number of additional red balls needed.
The total number of balls after adding red balls becomes . The number of red balls becomes .
Given that the probability of drawing a red ball should be , we set up the equation based on the definition of probability:
Solving for :
After solving, we find that satisfies the equation, meaning more red balls need to be added to the bag to make the probability of drawing a red ball .
Therefore, the number of additional red balls needed is .