Question

A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 20 red tulip​ bulbs, 30 yellow tulip​ bulbs, and 50 purple tulip bulbs.

​(a)
What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is​ red?
​(b)
What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is​ purple?
​(c)
Interpret these two probabilities.
​(pt2) The probability that a randomly selected tulip is red is ___.
​(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not​ round.)

Answer 1

Answers:

(a) 20/100 = 1/5 or 20% or 0.2

(b) 50/100 = 1/2 or 50% or 0.5

(c) (pt2) 20/100 = 1/5 or 20% or 0.2