Suppose there are 10 green, 8 brown, 3 yellow, 8 blue, and 6 red candies in a bag. If you randomly pick out one candy, what is t

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Suppose there are 10 green, 8 brown, 3 yellow, 8 blue, and 6 red candies in a bag. If you randomly pick out one candy, what is t

he probability it is red or yellow?

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REY [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-31T05:52:48+03:00

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Step-by-step explanation:

The basic and simple way to calculate the probability of an event happening is by using this equation:

<h2>Number of desired outcomes</h2><h2>------------------------------------------------- = Probability </h2><h2>Number of all possible outcomes</h2><h2 />

Our desired outcomes are picking either red or yellow candies. The number of desired outcomes in this case is the total number of red and yellow candies. 6 red + 3 yellow = 9

Number of desired outcomes = 9

Number of all possible outcomes in this case is the total number of candies in the bag. 10 green + 8 brown + 3 yellow + 8 blue + 6 red = 35

Number of all possible outcomes = 35

Use the formula and we get that the probabbility of drawing out a yellow or red candy is: 9/35, 0.257 or 25.7% (those are 3 different ways to write the probability)