A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 25 red tulip bulbs, 20 yellow tulip bulbs, and 55 purple tulip bulb

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A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 25 red tulip bulbs, 20 yellow tulip bulbs, and 55 purple tulip bulb

s. (a) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is red? (b) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is purple? (c) interpret these two probabilities.

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dlinn [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-10T08:21:59+03:00

dlinn [17]3 years ago

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To find the probability, you write a fraction with the number of expected outcomes to total possible number of outcomes.

a) Red - 25/100

b) Purple -55/100

c). There is a 25% or 1 in 4 chance to select a red bulb and a 55% or 5 in 11 chance of selecting a purple bulb.

A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 25 red tulip​ bulbs, 20 yellow tulip​ bulbs, and 55 purple tulip bulb

A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 25 red tulip bulbs, 20 yellow tulip bulbs, and 55 purple tulip bulb