Question

Students have a choice of dessert in the school cafeteria that comes with their lunch: cookies, fruit, or ice cream. In the first lunch period, 15 chose a cookie, 24 chose fruit, and 11 chose ice cream. Based on the number of students selecting the desserts in the first period, which one of the following is closest to the probability that the first student today will select fruit as their dessert?

A) 3/10
B) 11/50
C) 12/25
D) 13/25

Answer 1

The probability that the first student will choose fruit as their dessert is 12/25.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability that the first student will choose fruit as their dessert, we need to calculate the percentage of students who chose fruit out of the total number of students in the first lunch period. To do this, we add up the number of students who chose fruit (24) and divide it by the total number of students (15 + 24 + 11 = 50). The probability is therefore 24/50, which is equivalent to 12/25. So the option closest to the probability is 12/25 (Option C).