Question

There are 100 gumdrops. 73 of them are large, and the rest are small. 36 of them are red, and the rest are other colors. 17 of the gumdrops are large red ones. You choose 1 gumdrop at random, and it is that yummy red color. What is the probability that the gumdrop is large, given that it is red?

Answer 1

how far can you get by yourself?

Answer 2

up to where there are 100 gum drops and 73 of them are large. other then that, i am completely lost/confused

Answer 3

ok, so we can divide the gumdrops into 4 groups, large red, small red, large non-red, and small non-red.

Answer 4

p(large given red) = p(large and red)/p(red) this is the equation i think i should use

Answer 5

makes sense, try it. tell me what you get.

Answer 6

i got 17/36

Answer 7

yes, that's it.

Answer 8

thank you! @Peter14

Answer 9

you're welcome