Question

A single-serving bag of trail mix has 10 raisins, 12 cashews, 8 peanuts, 2 Brazil nuts, 10 pumpkin seeds, and 8 dried cranberries. Kaylee closes her eyes and randomly selects one item from a full bag. What is the probability that it is a peanut?

Answer 1

8/50

Explanation:

add up all the numbers so there is 8 peanuts

Answer 2

The probability is 1/5, or 20%

Explanation:

There are 40 total items in the bag, and 8 of them are peanuts.

`(8)/(40)` simplified is
`(1)/(5)`