Question

A bag of mixed nuts has 16 almonds, 10 cashews, and 20 peanuts. If one nut is selected, what is the probability that an almond is chosen?Provide the answer as a simplified fraction.

Answer 1

Based on the question, there is a total of 46 nuts.

Out of the 46 nuts, there are 16 almonds.

Therefore, the probability of picking an almond is 16 over 46.

Simplify 16/46 by dividing 2 on both numerator and denominator.

`(16/2)/(46/2)=(8)/(23)`

Answer: The probability that an almond is chosen is 8/23.