Question

Suppose you receive a bouqyet of flowers that contains 9 red roses, 4 white daisies, 14 yellow roses, and 13 red tulips. If you select a flower from the bouquet at random, what is the probability of getting a flower that is not red? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth.

Answer 1

To find the probability of getting a flower that is not red, we need to first calculate the total number of red flowers in the bouquet and then find the total number of flowers in the bouquet.

Total number of red flowers = 9 red roses + 13 red tulips = 22 red flowers
Total number of flowers = 9 red roses + 4 white daisies + 14 yellow roses + 13 red tulips = 40 flowers

So, the probability of getting a flower that is not red is:
(Total number of flowers that are not red) / (Total number of flowers) = (40 - 22) / 40 = 18 / 40 = 9 / 20

Therefore, the probability of getting a flower that is not red is 9/20 or 0.45 when rounded to the nearest millionth.