Question

A deli sandwich consists of one type of bread, one type of meat, and one type of sauce. The deli offers wheat, rye, and white bread; ham, turkey, roast beef, and tuna; ranch and southwest chipotle sauce. Javier is allergic to rye bread, tuna, and southwest chipotle sauce. He tells the server to assemble a random deli sandwich. What is the probability that Javier will suffer an allergic reaction?

Answer 1

1/3 because there is 3 types of each item, and he is allergic to one of the three. so, there is a 1/3 chance that one of those ingredients will be chosen on the sandwich

Answer 2

It would be 1/3 because there are three ingredients. Therefore, if he is allergic to one of everything in each category, there are 3/10 things he is allergic to.