Question

FAN AND MEDAL
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 6 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?

6 over 24 multiplied by 6 over 23
6 over 24 multiplied by 5 over 23
6 over 24 plus 5 over 23
6 over 24 plus 6 over 23

Answer 1

so, how many boxes do you have?

Answer 2

24

Answer 3

ok good, now for the first student, what is the chance that they get a white box?

Answer 4

1 over 24?

Answer 5

so i mean 6 over 24

Answer 6

well, do you only have 1 white box?

Answer 7

ah yes, 6 over 24. (number of white boxes) over (number of boxes available)

Answer 8

so now, you've given away one white box. How many boxes do you have, what is the chance of getting a white box?

Answer 9

i have 23 so it 5 over 23

Answer 10

so it is 6 over 24 + 5 over 23 or 6 over 24 * 5 over 23?

Answer 11

@FibonacciChick666

Answer 12

its B

Answer 13

well, when you have two probabilities, do you add or multiply them?