Question

There are 15 chocolate, 10 vanilla, and 25 straw-berry candies in a jar. What is the likelihood of someone randomly picking vanilla? Write your answer as a fraction AND decimal.

Answer 1

10/50 or 1/5 : 0.2

Explanation:

• 10 + 15 + 25 would equal to your total amount or 50
• since there are 10 vanilla, 10/50 or 1/5 would be your fraction
• 10/50 or 1/5's decimal form is 0.2