Question

At a game booth, a student gets a box of candy as the prize for winning a game. The boxes come in four colors: white, red, green, and blue. There are 8 boxes of each color. All the boxes are equally likely to be given away as prizes. Which expression shows the probability of the first winner receiving a white box and the second winner also receiving a box of the same color?

8 over 32 multiplied by 8 over 31

8 over 32 plus 8 over 31

8 over 32 plus 7 over 31

8 over 32 multiplied by 7 over 31

Answer 1

@iGreen

Answer 2

SOMEONE HELP MY SOUL

Answer 3

@iGreen, @lordhelix8th DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION!

Answer 4

3

Answer 5

8 over 32 plus 7 over 31 ?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

thx

Answer 8

STOP TAGGING ME..I'M GOING INSANE

Answer 9

IKR!

Answer 10

Hold on a minute

Answer 11

@pandaluvs There are a total of 32 boxes..

8 in each color.

So the probability of picking a white box is 8/32, now what's the probability of getting another white box?

Hint: Subtract 1 from the total and from the # of white boxes.

Answer 12

they already gave me the answer to the question @iGreen

Answer 13

They are incorrect.

Answer 14

The fractions you have are correct..but we do not add them..we multiply.