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

1730
Start Fraction 17 over 30 End Fraction

1330
Start Fraction 13 over 30 End Fraction

65150
Start Fraction 65 over 150 End Fraction

1317
Start Fraction 13 over 17 End Fraction

1 answer

To find the probability that a randomly chosen person dislikes apple juice, we can use the following steps:

  1. Determine how many people dislike apple juice, which is given as 85 people.
  2. The total number of people surveyed is 150.
  3. The probability \( P \) that a chosen person dislikes apple juice is given by the formula:

\[ P(\text{dislikes apple juice}) = \frac{\text{Number of people who dislike apple juice}}{\text{Total number of people surveyed}} = \frac{85}{150} \]

  1. Now we simplify the ratio \( \frac{85}{150} \).

To simplify \( \frac{85}{150} \):

  • The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 85 and 150 is 5.
  • Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 5:

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

Thus, the simplified ratio of the probability that a chosen person dislikes apple juice is \( \frac{17}{30} \).

The answer is:

17/30 or Start Fraction 17 over 30 End Fraction.