Question

4. Blair has a box of candy to sell. She has 4

chocolate bars, 4 fruit chews, 1 pack of
bubble gum and 3 sour candies. If she
chooses a piece of candy at random, how
many possible outcome are there?
Give the number of favorable outcomes for
each event.
a) choosing a pack of gum
b) not choosing a sour candy
c) choosing a chocolate bar or pack of gum
d) choosing anything other than fruit chews
Gina Wison JAI Things Algebra C), 2018

Answer 1

a)1/12

b)3/4

c)5/12

d)2/3

Explanation:

let chocolate bar be C

let fruit chew be F

let Pack of buble gum be =B

1let sour Candie be S

C=4

F=4

B=1 pack

S=3

T=4+4+1+3=12

a) 1/12

b)9/12=3/4

c)4/12+1/12=1/3+1/12=5/12

d)8/12=2/3