Question

Ms lee is handing out wristbands as students enter the dance. There are 40 black , 20 yellow, 25 orange, and 15 purple wristbands, what is the probability that Melanie will get an orange wristband?

Answer 1

Answer is: 4% chance of a orange

Answer 2

`p =(25)/(40+20+25+15)= (25)/(100)= 0.25`

So then the probability for this case would be 0.25 or 25%

Explanation:

For this case we have 40 black , 20 yellow, 25 orange, and 15 purple wristbands

And we want to find the probability that Melanie will select an orange wristband so we can use the definition of probability:

`p =(successes)/(total)`

And replacing we got:

`p =(25)/(40+20+25+15)= (25)/(100)= 0.25`

So then the probability for this case would be 0.25 or 25%