A bakery has several kinds of baked goods for sale.

cookies 17
muffins 19
brownies 18

What is the probability that a randomly selected baked good will be a brownie?

Question

A bakery has several kinds of baked goods for sale.

cookies	17
muffins	19
brownies	18

What is the probability that a randomly selected baked good will be a brownie?

anonymous · Answer

$$number Of Brownies \over totalCakes$$

anonymous · Answer

ratio of number of brownies to the total number of baked goods

anonymous · Answer

I Still Dont Get It .. @hea

anonymous · Answer

18/54
so 1/3

anonymous · Answer

Thanks .

anonymous · Answer

to find the probability you need to put the number of brownies which is 18 over the total amount of desserts which is 54. When simplified, the result gives you 1/3.

anonymous · Answer

Alyssa made a fruit salad with 44 pieces of fruit. 18 of the pieces of fruit were pineapple slices.

What is the probability that a randomly chosen piece of fruit will be a pineapple slice?

anonymous · Answer

@hea or @frogbites18 : Alyssa made a fruit salad with 44 pieces of fruit. 18 of the pieces of fruit were pineapple slices.

What is the probability that a randomly chosen piece of fruit will be a pineapple slice?

anonymous · Answer

well just like the desserts, put amount which were pineapple slices which is 18 over the total amount of pieces in the fruit salad which was 44. When simplified, you should get 9/22

anonymous · Answer

Okay ! Thats What I Got ! Thanks @frogbites18 (:

anonymous · Answer

no prob ur welcome