Question

Jesse has 227 songs on a playlist. He's categorized them in the following manner: 39 blues, 25 folk, 45 country, 11 rock, 20 pop, 30 rap, and 57 Latin American. If Jesse begins listening to his playlist on shuffle, what is the probability that the first song played is a Latin American song? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms or a decimal rounded to the nearest millionth.

Answer 1

0.250

Explanation:

39 (blues) + 25 (folk) + 45 (country) + 11 (rock) + 20 (pop) + 30 (rap) + 57 (Latin American) = 227

The number of Latin American songs is 57.

The probability is:

57/227 ≈ 0.250

So, the probability is 0.250