Question

Anthony is making a collage for his art class by picking shapes randomly. He has five squares, two triangles, two ovals, and four circles. Find p(circle is chosen first).

A.9/13
B.3/4
C.4/13
D.1/4

Answer 1

The correct answer is (C) 4/13.

Explanation:

To find the probability that a circle is chosen first, you need to determine the total number of shapes Anthony has and then calculate the probability of choosing a circle as the first shape.

Total number of shapes Anthony has = 5 squares + 2 triangles + 2 ovals + 4 circles = 13 shapes.

Now, the probability of choosing a circle first is the number of circles divided by the total number of shapes:

Probability = (Number of Circles) / (Total Number of Shapes) = 4 / 13

So, the probability that a circle is chosen first is 4/13.

The correct answer is (C) 4/13.

Answer 2

Answer: The probability of an event is calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of outcomes. In this case, the favorable outcome is choosing a circle, and there are 4 circles. The total number of shapes is 5 (squares) + 2 (triangles) + 2 (ovals) + 4 (circles) = 13. Therefore, the probability that a circle is chosen first is 134​

. So, the correct answer is C.4/13