Question

A farmer has an orchard that covers an area of 40 acres. He grows apples on 25 acres, peaches on 7 acres, nectarines on 5 acres, and plums on 3 acres. The fruit trees are equally distributed within the orchard. A tree is chosen at random. Rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, what is the theoretical probability that the tree is not within the acres of apple trees?
25.0%

37.5%

62.5% 

75.4%

Answer 1

There are 25 acres of apple trees, and 40 acres total. Thus, the probability of him NOT finding an apple tree is 1 - (25/40) = 15/40 = 37.5% or the second choice.

Answer 2

It’s the second one. I hope this helps!