Question

If a girl has 5pink bows 1blue bow 4 purple bows in a box what is the probability of getting a purple bow

Answer 1

hi

first, you must count the number of bows :

5 +1+4 = 10

purple are 4 among 10 so the probability of picking a purple bow is 0.4

Answer 2

40% or 4/10

Explanation:

First you want to find the total amount of bows which is 10. 4 of those 10 bows are purple. So you can write it as a fraction 4/10 or a percent 40%