Question

If a jelly bean machine contains 16 pink jelly beans, 34 blue jelly beans, 24 black jelly beans, and 26 purple jelly beans, what is the probability that a jelly bean chosen at random will be blue?

Answer 1

P(Blue) =`17/50`

Explanation:

Probability of blue = `("number of blue")/("total number")`

P(Blue) = `34/100 = 17/50`

Sometimes probabilities are given as percentages.

In this case P(blue) = 34%