Question

You have 15 pennies in your pocket. Of those pennies, 3 are Canadian. Suppose you pick a penny out of your pocket at random. Find P(not Canadian).
A.5
B.1/5
C.6/5
D.4/5

Answer 1

3 are Canadian
15-3= 12 not Canadian

12/15

Answer 2

or 4/5

Answer 3

15 * 3 = 45

Answer 4

so the answer is 4/5.

Answer 5

P ( Canadian) = 3/15 = 1/5
-> P (not canadian) = 1 - 1/5 = 4/5