Question

Carolyn selected a tile randomly from the set shown below. What is the probability that she selected a white tile or a tile with an even number?
Red tiles: 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 3, 1. Grey tiles: 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 4, 1, 2. Blue tiles: 3, 2, 1, 3. Purple tiles: 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 3, 3. Green tiles: 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3. Yellow tiles: 2, 4, 2. Black tiles: 1, 2, 1, 4, 3. White tiles: 1, 3.
a.
8/15
b.
1/72
c.
1/4
d.
9/20



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

D

There are 60 tiles total. There are 2 white tiles and 25 tiles showing an even number, with no white tile even, so favorable = 2 + 25 = 27. Probability = 27/60 = 9/20.