Question

Jackson has a bag of candy full of 19 strawberry chews and 1 cherry chew that he eats one at a time. Which word or phrase describes the probability that he reaches in without looking and pulls out a cherry chew?
Answer
Multiple Choice Answers
an equal chance or 50-50
certain
likely
unlikely

Answer 1

Unlikely.

There is 1 cherry out of 20 total chews, so the chance is 1/20 = 5%, which is a low (unlikely) probability.