Question

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

1317
Start Fraction 13 over 17 End Fraction

1330
Start Fraction 13 over 30 End Fraction

1730
Start Fraction 17 over 30 End Fraction

65150

1 answer

To find the probability that a randomly chosen person from this survey dislikes apple juice, we start by determining how many people dislike apple juice out of the total surveyed.

Given:

  • Total people surveyed = 150
  • People who dislike apple juice = 85

The probability \( P \) that a randomly chosen person dislikes apple juice can be calculated using the formula:

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

Substituting in the numbers:

\[ P(\text{dislikes}) = \frac{85}{150} \]

Now, we need to simplify the fraction. The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 85 and 150 is 5.

Dividing both the numerator and denominator by their GCD:

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

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

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

Now, we express this in simplest form:

The ratio in simplest form is: \[ \boxed{\frac{17}{30}} \]