Question

@Directrix could you help me solve a problem with probability

Answer 1

I'm not sure. What is the problem?

Answer 2

the westside factory produces 500 boxes of cereal everyday. a machine drops a single toy car into each box of cereal. today the machine is loaded with 165 blue cars, 230 green cars and 105 red cars what is the probability that one of the boxes of cereal has a blue car inside?

Answer 3

I assume that the toys are combined and colors are randomly distributed into the cereal boxes. That is, the first 165 boxes of cereal will not be loaded with blue cars and so on.

Probability of an Event = the ratio of the number of successful outcomes to the number of possible outcomes.

Successful would be blue. The number of possible outcomes is 500.

Using the definition of probability, what do you think the probability that one cereal box selected at random would contain a blue toy car? Take a guess.

Answer 4

33/100?

Answer 5

Is that the reduced form of 165/500?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

Then, that's my best shot on the answer. Probability is counterintuitive and therefore tricky. But, you can do tricky problems.

Answer 8

ok thankyou so much

Answer 9

Glad to help.