Asked by Josh
If a jellybean is chosen at random from a jar containing 3 blue jellybeans, 8 red jellybeans and 13 green jellybeans, then the probability that the jellybean chosen is red is:
a) 1/2.
b) 1/3.
c) 1/7.
d) 1/8.
e) 13/24.
a) 1/2.
b) 1/3.
c) 1/7.
d) 1/8.
e) 13/24.
Answers
Reiny
What is the total number of jellybeans?
How many of those are red?
reduce that fraction to lowest terms
How many of those are red?
reduce that fraction to lowest terms
SpiritofmathCo.
Like I said stop cheating Josh grade 8 is simple
random
3+8+13 = 24
8 red jellybeans = 8/24
that simplified comes out to 1/3
8 red jellybeans = 8/24
that simplified comes out to 1/3