Question

There are 18 apple candies and 12 cherry candies mixed in a bag. If one candy is chosen from that bad, the odds of picking an apple candy are:
A: 1 out of 18
B: 2 out of 5
C: 3 out of 5
D: 3 out of 8

Answer 1

The answer is 3 out of 5. Why? Well, see below!

There are 18 apple candies and 12 cherry candies mixed in a bag. Since 18 + 12 = 30, there is a total of 30 candies in the bag. The odds of picking an apple candy are 18/30. This fraction can be reduced, however, since both 18 and 30 are even numbers and can be divided by at least 2. In simplest form, this fraction can be reduced by 6.

30 divided by 6 equals 5.
18 divided by 6 equals 3.

Because of this reduction to simplest form, the odds of picking an apple candy are 3/5 (fraction form), three out of 5 (word form), and 60% (percentage form).

Your final answer: C, or 3 out of 5, is your correct answer. If you need help, let me know and I will gladly assist you.