Question

A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 40 red tulip​ bulbs, 20 yellow tulip​ bulbs, and 40 purple tulip bulbs. ​(a)What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is​ red?​(b)What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is​ purple?​(c)Interpret these two probabilities.

Answer 1

A) 40 out of 100 are red.

The probability would be 40/100, which reduces to 2/5

B) 40 out of the 100 are purple.

The probability would be 40/100, which reduces to 2/5

C) the two probabilities are the same.