Question

a jar contains 100 crayons.there are 15 blue crayons,48 green crayons,5 red crayons,and 32 yellow crayons,what is the probability of randomly selecting a yellow crayon?

Answer 1

Okay, so the probability is \(\sf \dfrac{Favored Items}{Total Items}\)

So how many yellow crayons are there?

And how many total crayons are there?

Answer 2

@mathmath333

Answer 3

\(\sf \dfrac{Favored~Items}{Total~Items}\)*

Answer 4

How many yellow crayons does the question say there are?

Answer 5

32

Answer 6

Yes, and how many total crayons does it say it has?

Answer 7

60

Answer 8

No, check again.

Answer 9

oh 100

Answer 10

Yep, so what's our probability going to be?

Since we know that we have 32 yellow crayons, and 100 total crayons.

Answer 11

so do i do 32/100?

Answer 12

32%

Answer 13

Yep, you got it.

Answer 14

Does your question want it to be in percentage form?

Answer 15

Or fraction form?

Answer 16

it dosnt have any choices , like you have to put what you think is right which i got 0.32

Answer 17

Hmm..I think they want you to put it as '32/100'..

What do you think? @Directrix

Answer 18

put it in more than one form so that you will for sure get it right

Answer 19

than i get 0.32

Answer 20

I don't know. Ask @mcnabkt to look in his book at the sample problems and look at which form they are in.

If I went with the fraction, I would simplify it to lowest terms first.

Answer 21

im a girl ^ lol

Answer 22

Sorry.

Answer 23

lol

Answer 24

it just says this then says enter the correct answer and its fine

Answer 25

Go with the .32 - that was your first thought, I think.

Answer 26

put it as a percentage that is what I would do

Answer 27

as the answer?

Answer 28

@mcnabkt Go with the .32 and call it good.

Answer 29

it was right lol

Answer 30

so how do i know when and what to divide by 100?

Answer 31

That 100 came from the total number of possible outcomes -- the 100 crayons.

Answer 32

ohh okay