Question

According to the manufacturer, each package of M&M’s should contain 21% blue, 14% brown, 18% green, 21% orange, 11% red, and 15% yellow M&M’s on averageIf you chose 2 M&M’s, what is the probability that they would both be orange?

Answer 1

Answer: 0.0441

Step-by-step explanation:

From the information given,

Probability that a package of M&M’s contains yellow M&M’s = 21% = 21/100 = 0.21

Probability that a second package of M&M’s contains yellow M&M’s = 21% = 121/100 = 0.21

Thus, If you chose 2 M&M’s,

the probability that they would both be orange is

0.21 x 0.21 = 0.0441