Question

A color candy was chosen randomly out of a bag. below are the results: color probability blue 0.30 red 0.10 green 0.15 yellow 0.20 orange ???

a. what is the probability of choosing a yellow candy?
b. what is the probability that the candy is blue, red, or green?
c. what is the probability of choosing an orange candy?

Answer 1

The probabilities must add up to 1, so orange is 1-(0.30+0.10+0.15+0.20)=0.25.
a. 0.20
b. 0.30+0.10+0.15=0.55
c. 0.25