Final answer:
The probability of picking a yellow M&M is 3/8, the probability of picking a blue or green M&M is 0.5, and the probability of picking an orange M&M is 0.
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The probability of randomly picking a yellow M&M is 6 divided by the total number of M&M's in the bag, which is 16. So the probability is 6/16, which can be simplified to 3/8 or 0.375.
b) The probability of randomly picking a blue or green M&M is the sum of the number of blue M&M's and green M&M's, divided by the total number of M&M's in the bag. So the probability is (5 + 3) / 16, which is 8/16 or 0.5.
c) Since there are no orange M&M's in the bag, the probability of randomly picking an orange M&M is 0.
a bag of m&m's has 2 red, 3 green, 5 blue, and 6 yellow m&m's. what is the probability of randomly picking: (round to 4 decimal places)
a) a yellow?
b) a blue or green?
c) an orange?