Question

A child randomly selected a jelly bean from a jelly bean jar during an ACT test review.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

To find the probability of selecting a blue jelly bean, we divide the number of blue jelly beans by the total number of jelly beans in the jar.

This correct answer is a)

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of selecting a blue jelly bean, we need to know the total number of jelly beans and the number of blue jelly beans in the jar.

According to the information given, there are 150 jelly beans in total and 26 blue jelly beans. So the probability of selecting a blue jelly bean is:

P(B) = number of blue jelly beans / total number of jelly beans = 26 / 150 = 0.1733 (rounded to four decimal places).

Therefore, the probability of selecting a blue jelly bean is approximately 0.1733 or 17.33%.

This correct answer is a)