Question
Kyle works at a local music store. The store receives a shipment of new CDs in a box. In the shipment, there are 10 country CDs, 5 rock CDs, 12 hip hop CDs, and 3 jazz CDs. What is the probability that the first CD that Kyle pulls from the box will NOT be hip hop? (1 point) Responses 1 1 25 2 fifths 35 3 fifths 2 2
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the probability that the first CD Kyle pulls from the box will NOT be hip hop, we first need to determine the total number of CDs and the number of CDs that are not hip hop.
1. **Calculate the total number of CDs:**
- Country CDs: 10
- Rock CDs: 5
- Hip hop CDs: 12
- Jazz CDs: 3
Total CDs = 10 + 5 + 12 + 3 = 30
2. **Calculate the number of CDs that are not hip hop:**
- Total CDs - Hip hop CDs = 30 - 12 = 18
3. **Compute the probability that the first CD is NOT hip hop:**
- Probability (not hip hop) = Number of non-hip hop CDs / Total number of CDs
- Probability (not hip hop) = 18 / 30
4. **Simplify the probability:**
- 18 / 30 = 3 / 5
Thus, the probability that the first CD Kyle pulls from the box will NOT be hip hop is **3/5**.
So the answer is: **3 fifths**.
1. **Calculate the total number of CDs:**
- Country CDs: 10
- Rock CDs: 5
- Hip hop CDs: 12
- Jazz CDs: 3
Total CDs = 10 + 5 + 12 + 3 = 30
2. **Calculate the number of CDs that are not hip hop:**
- Total CDs - Hip hop CDs = 30 - 12 = 18
3. **Compute the probability that the first CD is NOT hip hop:**
- Probability (not hip hop) = Number of non-hip hop CDs / Total number of CDs
- Probability (not hip hop) = 18 / 30
4. **Simplify the probability:**
- 18 / 30 = 3 / 5
Thus, the probability that the first CD Kyle pulls from the box will NOT be hip hop is **3/5**.
So the answer is: **3 fifths**.