Question

A tray of cake samples contains a variety of flavors.

strawberry 6
chocolate 2
vanilla 2
red velvet 6

What is the probability that a randomly selected piece of cake will be strawberry?

Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

P(strawberry) =

Answer 1

3/8

Explanation:

• Add all of the numbers (6 + 2 + 2 + 6)
• We're looking for strawberry so, you'd put 6 over 16 (6/16)
• 6/16 simplified is 3/8