Question

Eight paper slips are placed in a bag to be drawn as a science assignment. Each slip is labeled with the name of a planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. What is the probability of drawing at random a slip labeled with the name of a planet that does NOT start with the letter M?

Answer 1

There are 8 names

2 of them started by letter M

Then the number of names that do not start with M = 8 - 2 = 6

Since probability = part/total

The part = 6

The total = 8

The probability = 6/8

Divide up and down by 2

The probability = 3/4

The probability that the name of the planet that does NOT start with the letter M is 3/4