A menu offers the choices 3 main dishes (chicken,fish,steak), 4 side items(green beans,mash potatoes,mac and cheese, and broccoli) and 2 desserts(ice-cream and cake).What is the probability that someone will pick ice-cream as their dessert?
two choices, so 1/2
All that extra data bout salads, entrees and sides reminds me of the riddle --
a bus driver starts his day. He stops and picks up 5 people. He stops, lets 2 off, picks up 4 more. he stops, lets on 3 more. He stops and lets 6 off, and picks up 2 more. he stops and drops off 5.
How many stops did he make?
To find the probability of someone picking ice-cream as their dessert, we need to determine the total number of possible dessert choices and the number of choices that are ice-cream.
In this case, there are 2 dessert choices, which are ice-cream and cake. Therefore, the total number of possible dessert choices is 2.
Now, we need to determine the number of choices that are ice-cream. Since ice-cream is one of the dessert options, the number of choices that are ice-cream is 1.
To find the probability, we divide the number of choices that are ice-cream by the total number of possible dessert choices:
Probability = (Number of choices that are ice-cream) / (Total number of possible dessert choices)
= 1 / 2
= 0.5
Therefore, the probability that someone will pick ice-cream as their dessert is 0.5 or 50%.