Question

Scarlet has a box with 16 black pens and 8 red pens. The probability that a pen randomly picked from the box is a red pen is . Scarlet uses a six-sided die to find the probability that each color of pen is picked. She assigns the numbers 1 and 4 on the die for red pens, and assigns 2, 3, 5, and 6 for black pens. Using this simulation, the probability of picking a red pen is , and the simulation used is .

Answer 1

Answer:

Number of black pens = 16

Number of red pens = 8

Total pens = $16+8=24$

1. So, the probability that a pen randomly picked from the box is a red pen is :

$\frac{8}{24}= \frac{1}{3}$

2. She assigns the numbers 1 and 4 on the die for red pens, and assigns 2, 3, 5, and 6 for black pens. Using this simulation, the probability of picking a red pen is : $\frac{2}{6} =\frac{1}{3}$

3. The simulation used is suitable.

Answer 2

Answer: 1 is c

2 is c

3 is a

Since probability is the part to the whole. 8/24 which simplifies to 1/3

On the dice it has 2 spots for red and 4 for black which part to whole is 2/6 which is 1/3. Which gets to the same answer to make it correct.

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