Question

A bowl contains candles of the same size in three flavors :ORANGE,STRAWBERRY, AND PINEAPPLE.If the probability of randomly pulling out an orange candy is 4 over 7 ,and the probability of randomly pulling out a stawberry candy is 1 over 7 what is the probability of randomly pulling out a pineapple candy?

Answer 1

2/7

Explanation:

Answer 2

Hi!

To solve this, we need to write an equation.

Obviously there are 7 candies in the bowl.

`(4)/(7) + (1)/(7) + (x)/(7) = (7)/(7)`

Add

`(5)/(7) + (x)/(7) = (7)/(7)`

Subtract 5/7 from both sides of the equation to find x.

`(5)/(7) - (5)/(7) + (x)/(7) = (7)/(7) - (5)/(7)`

`(x)/(7) = (2)/(7)`

x = 2

The answer is
`(2)/(7)`

Hope this helps! :)

-Peredhel