In a large bag of Skittles®, each of the 5 colors (red, orange, yellow, blue, green) occurs with the same probability. You reach in and select 1 candy. Find P(a color on a bumblebee).
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
im completely lost
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no help?
OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
ok so first what color is a bumblebee
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yellow
OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
ok so we are looking forward to getting a yellow skittle right?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
ok first do they give you answer choices or anything
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no
OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
so u know what probability is right
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
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OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
okay so you know what the setup is right
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no thats where im lost
OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
your set up will always be \[\frac{ x}{ y }\] which is x is your 1 and y is your 5 so what is your prbability
OpenStudy (anonymous):
5/1 ?:D
OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
no other way around remeber x/y not y/x
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
rightt
OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):
so it will be \[\frac{ 1 }{ 5 }\] remember your y is always the total amount