Question

A garden store has the following miscellaneous flower bulbs in a basket.
6 amaryllis
5 daffodils
3 lilies
4 tulips
A customer bought 4 bulbs from the basket, one from each type of flower. If the next customer selects 1 of the remaining bulbs at random which is closest to the probability that the customer will get a lily bulb?

Answer 1

how many bulbs are there in the basket "before" the second customer picks the bulb ?

Answer 2

I was getting ready to type that before OS went all glitchy on me XD
5 amaryllis
4 daffodils
2 lilies
3 tulips

Answer 3

Yes! whats the total count ?

Answer 4

14

Answer 5

so do I put 2/14?

Answer 6

Thats it!

2/14 simplifies to 1/7

Answer 7

so ~14%?

Answer 8

looks good!

Answer 9

Okay, can you help with another?

Answer 10

wil try, ask..