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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

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Answer:

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.

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