Suppose you have a bag of colored elastic bands and you choose one without looking. The probability the elastic band you choose is green is ​P(green​)equals0.5. Write this probability as a percent and a fraction. Use a word or phrase to describe this probability.

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Answer 1

To express the probability \( P(\text{green}) = 0.5 \) as a percent, you can multiply it by 100:

\[ P(\text{green}) = 0.5 \times 100 = 50% \]

To express the probability as a fraction, you can write it as:

\[ P(\text{green}) = \frac{1}{2} \]

A word or phrase to describe this probability could be "likely" or "even chance," indicating that there is a 50% chance of selecting a green elastic band.

So, the final responses are:

• \( P(\text{green}) = 50% \)
• \( P(\text{green}) = \frac{1}{2} \)