Lucy has a shoebox containing 15 creepy crawlies 8 are worms 4 are beatles and three are woodlice. What is the probability that she will pick out at random:
A) A worm
B) A beetle
C) A creepy crawly that is not a woodlouse?

Question

Lucy has a shoebox containing 15 creepy crawlies 8 are worms 4 are beatles and three are woodlice. What is the probability that she will pick out at random: 
A) A worm
B) A beetle
C) A creepy crawly that is not a woodlouse?

anonymous · Answer

add them all up and you get waht?

anonymous · Answer

what

anonymous · Answer

First you need to find the total of creepycrawlies, which it gives you is 15. This will become your denominator.    Then your numerator is what it is asking for on all three sections. 
A)8/15
B)4/15
C)(8+4)/15=12/15

anonymous · Answer

Also you will need to reduce C) which will give you 4/5