A bag contains 42 red, 45 green, 20 yellow, and 32 purple candies, you pick one candy at random, find the probability that it is green

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asked Sep 27, 2019 217k views

2 Answers

Hype · Answer 1 · 2019-09-29T18:12:09+0000

Answer:

It is
(45)/(139) or you have a 32.37% chance

Explanation:

You just put the total amount of green over the total. To find the % just multiply the top by 100 and divide it by the bottom.

Snuffn · Answer 2 · 2019-10-02T13:39:28+0000

Answer:
(45)/(139)

Explanation:

Given : Number of green candies in the bag : 45

Total number of candies in the bag =
42+45+20+32=139

Now, if you pick one candy at random then the probability that it is green is given by :-

$\text{P(green)}=\frac{\text{Number of green marbles}}{\text{Total marbles}}\\\\=(45)/(139)$

Hence, the probability that it is green is