A survey taken by 150 people revealed that 65 like apple juice while 85 dislike it. One person is randomly chosen from this group. What is the chance that the chosen person dislikes apple juice? Write your answer as a ratio in simplest form.(1 point)

Responses

13/30
Start Fraction 13 over 30 End Fraction

17/30
Start Fraction 17 over 30 End Fraction

13/17
Start Fraction 13 over 17 End Fraction

65/150

1 answer

To find the chance that a randomly chosen person from the survey dislikes apple juice, we need to calculate the ratio of the number of people who dislike apple juice to the total number of people surveyed.

From the information provided:

  • Total number of people surveyed = 150
  • Number of people who dislike apple juice = 85

The probability that a randomly chosen person dislikes apple juice can be represented as:

\[ \text{Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of people who dislike apple juice}}{\text{Total number of people}} = \frac{85}{150} \]

Next, we need to simplify the fraction \(\frac{85}{150}\).

To simplify, we can find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 85 and 150:

  • The factors of 85 are 1, 5, 17, 85.
  • The factors of 150 are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150.
  • The GCD is 5.

Now divide both the numerator and denominator by their GCD:

\[ \frac{85 \div 5}{150 \div 5} = \frac{17}{30} \]

Thus, the chance that the chosen person dislikes apple juice is:

\[ \frac{17}{30} \]

So the final answer is:

17/30