Question

The yearbook club is handing out t-shirts to its members there are five blue Seven Green 9 red and 4 yellow t-shirts in all. if Jacob is handed a t-shirt what is the probability that the color is red

a. 9/25
b. 9/16
c. 3/5
d. 16/25 ​

Answer 1

a. 9/25

Explanation:

A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In this question:

There are 5 + 7 + 9 + 4 = 25 shirts, 9 of which are red.

So 9/25 probability of being handed a red t-shirt, which means that the correct answer is given by option a.