Question

A cookie is selected at random from a basket containing 14 caramel cookies, 24 mint cookies 11 sugar cookies, and 21 peanut butter cookies. Find the probability that a caramel cookie is selected.The Probability of selecting a caramel cookie is?

Answer 1

The probability of an event A, P(A), is:

`P(A)=(n(A))/(N)`

Where:

n(A) = number of favorable outcomes to A;

N = total number of outcomes.

In this problem,

n(A) is the number of caramel cookies;

n(A) = 14.

N is the total number of cookies;

N = 14 + 24 + 11 + 21;

N = 70.

So, substituting the values:

`\begin{gathered} P(A)=(14)/(70) \\ P(A)=0.2 \end{gathered}`

Answer:

P(A) = 0.2 or 20%.