Brie's cabinet has 6 cans of vegetable soup,4 cans of chicken soup, and 8 cans of beef barley soup. She will pick a can of soup from the cabinet at random.

Question

1. What is the probability brie will pick a can of vegetable soup? Write your answer in ratio from.

2. What is the probability of picking a can that is not chicken soup? Write your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer 1

1. 6/(6+4+8) = ?

2. (6+8)/(6+4+8) = ?