Question

Suppose that you reach into a bag and randomly select one piece of candy from 4 chocolates, 8 caramels and 19

peppermints. Find the probability of selecting a chocolate.

Answer 1

4/31

Explanation:

4 chocolates out of a total of 31 pieces of candy

Answer 2

Explanation:

4 : 31

4/31

or .129

or 12.9%