Question

nerissa has 5 pink bows, 1 blue bow, 4 purple bows in a box. she will randomly choose 1 boq from the box. what is the proballity she will choose a purple box

Answer 1

To find the probability that Nerissa will choose a purple bow, we first need to determine the total number of bows in the box.

Nerissa has:
- 5 pink bows
- 1 blue bow
- 4 purple bows

Now, let's calculate the total number of bows:

\[
\text{Total bows} = 5 \text{ (pink)} + 1 \text{ (blue)} + 4 \text{ (purple)} = 10 \text{ bows}
\]

Next, we find the number of purple bows, which is 4.

Now, we can calculate the probability of choosing a purple bow using the formula for probability:

\[
\text{Probability of choosing a purple bow} = \frac{\text{Number of purple bows}}{\text{Total number of bows}} = \frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5}
\]

So, the probability that Nerissa will choose a purple bow is \(\frac{2}{5}\).