Question

Ernesto wants to buy a snack from the vending machine. The vending machine has 5 different kinds of chips, 8 different candy bars, and 2 different kinds of cookies. If he chooses one at random, what is the probability that it is a cookie?

Answer 1

The probability that it is a cookie is
`(2)/(15)`

Explanation:

To find the probability that it is a cookie if he chooses one at random;

probability = required outcome / all possible outcome

The all possible outcome will be gotten by adding up all the snacks. that is;

required outcome = 5 + 8 + 2 = 15

The required outcome is the snack he chooses, that is; required outcome = 2

Probability (of choosing a cookie) =required outcome / all possible outcome

=
`(2)/(15)`

Therefore, the probability that it is a cookie is
`(2)/(15)`