A candy jar contains candies of the same size in three flavors: lime, cerry, and licorice. if the probability of randomly pullin

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A candy jar contains candies of the same size in three flavors: lime, cerry, and licorice. if the probability of randomly pullin

g out a lime candy is 3/8, and the probabilty of randomly pulling out cherry candy is 2/8, what is the probability of randomly pulling out a licorice flavored candy?

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Readme [11.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-07T08:11:33+03:00

Readme [11.4K]3 years ago

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Since the total probability will be 1, then:

Pulling out a licorice = 1 - 2/8 - 3/8 = 3/8

lord [1] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-07T10:33:15+03:00

lord [1]3 years ago

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The probability for licorice candy would be 3/8. Since there is 8 candies total you would then just subtract lime and cherry out of it. So you're left with 3 licorice candies out of 8 candies total.