Question

A bag contains 42 red, 45 green, 20 yellow, and 32 purple candies. You pick one candy at random. Find the probability that it is purple. Simplify your answer completely P(purple) = ? Enter

Answer 1

32/139

Explanation:

The bag contains 42 red, 45 green, 20 yellow, and 32 purple candies.

First, determine the total number of candies in the bag.

`\text{Total}=42+45+20+32=139`

If one candy is selected at random, the probability that it is purple:

`\begin{gathered} P(\text{Purple)}=\frac{\text{Number of Purple Candies}}{\text{Total Number of Candies in the bag}} \\ =(32)/(139) \end{gathered}`

The probability is 32/139.