Question
A bag of mixed nuts contains 18 pecans, 18 walnuts, and 18 almonds. What is the probability of NOT randomly selecting a pecan from the bag?
Responses
A 1/3
B 1/2
C 2/3
D 3/4
Responses
A 1/3
B 1/2
C 2/3
D 3/4
Answers
GPT 3.5
C 2/3
There are a total of 54 nuts in the bag (18 pecans + 18 walnuts + 18 almonds). To calculate the probability of NOT selecting a pecan, we need to find the number of nuts that are not pecans (which is 36, made up of 18 walnuts + 18 almonds) divided by the total number of nuts in the bag (54).
(36 nuts that are not pecans) / (54 total nuts) = 2/3
Therefore, the probability of NOT randomly selecting a pecan from the bag is 2/3.
There are a total of 54 nuts in the bag (18 pecans + 18 walnuts + 18 almonds). To calculate the probability of NOT selecting a pecan, we need to find the number of nuts that are not pecans (which is 36, made up of 18 walnuts + 18 almonds) divided by the total number of nuts in the bag (54).
(36 nuts that are not pecans) / (54 total nuts) = 2/3
Therefore, the probability of NOT randomly selecting a pecan from the bag is 2/3.