A single-serving bag of trail mix has 10 raisins, 12 cashews, 8 peanuts, 2 Brazil nuts, 10 pumpkin seeds, and 8 dried cranberrie

Question

2 years ago

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s. Kaylee closes her eyes and randomly selects one item from a full bag. What is the probability that it is a peanut?

2 answers:

zimovet [89] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-15T17:29:57+03:00

8 0

Answer:

8/50

Step-by-step explanation:

add up all the numbers so there is 8 peanuts

EastWind [94] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-15T16:15:14+03:00

3 0

Answer:

The probability is 1/5, or 20%

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 40 total items in the bag, and 8 of them are peanuts.

$\frac{8}{40}$ simplified is $\frac{1}{5}$