Question

Stephanie has a bag of individual star stickers she is using on her birthday party invitations. Which of these scenarios represents a probability of randomly choosing a yellow sticker next is 3/12?

A) 3 yellow stickers out of 12 stickers in the bag.
B) 1 yellow sticker out of 2 stickers in the bag.
C) 2 yellow stickers out of 10 stickers in the bag.
D) 4 yellow stickers out of 8 stickers in the bag.

Answer 1

The scenario representing a probability of randomly choosing a yellow sticker as 3/12 is A) 3 yellow stickers out of 12 stickers in the bag.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question about Stephanie's probability of choosing a yellow sticker from a bag involves understanding fractions and probability. To determine which scenario represents a probability of 3/12, we simply look for the scenario where there are 3 favorable outcomes (yellow stickers) out of a total of 12 possible outcomes (total stickers in the bag). The correct scenario is A) 3 yellow stickers out of 12 stickers in the bag. This is because the probability of choosing a yellow sticker in this scenario is the number of yellow stickers (3) divided by the total number of stickers (12), which equals 3/12, simplifying to 1/4.