Question

8. A box is filled with candies in different colors. We have 40 white candies, 24 green ones, 12

Answer 1

Answer:

$P(Green\ or\ Red) = 0.30$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$White = 40$

$Green = 24$

$Red = 12$

$Yellow = 24$

$Blue = 20$

Required

$P(Green\ or\ Red)$

The total numbe of candy is:

$Total = 40 + 24 + 12 + 24 + 20$

$Total = 120$

This probability is calculated as:

$P(Green\ or\ Red) = P(Green) + P(Red)$

For each, we have:

$P(Green\ or\ Red) = \frac{Green}{Total} + \frac{Red}{Total}$

Take LCM

$P(Green\ or\ Red) = \frac{Green+Red}{Total}$

$P(Green\ or\ Red) = \frac{24+12}{120}$

$P(Green\ or\ Red) = \frac{36}{120}$

$P(Green\ or\ Red) = 0.30$