Question

If a jelly bean machine contains 16 pink jelly beans, 34 blue jelly beans, 24 black jelly beans, and 26 purple jelly beans, what is the probability that a jelly bean chosen at random will be black?

Answer 1

The probability is 0.24.

Explanation:

Given,

The numbers of pink jelly beans = 16,

Blue jelly beans = 34,

Black jelly beans = 24,

Purple jelly beans = 26,

⇒ Total jelly beans = 16 + 34 + 24 + 26 = 100,

Hence, the probability that a jelly bean chosen at random will be black

`=(^(24)C_1)/(^(100)C_1)`

`=(24)/(100)`

`=0.24`

Answer 2

Well out of 100 jelly beans 24 are black so it would be a 24 out of 100 chance to pick a black jelly bean. But that can be simplified down to a 6 out of 25 chance. So your answer is 6/25. Hope this helped. ;)