Tia bought a bag of bulk candies. Tia counted them and found that 18 were red, 10 were green, 26 were purple, and 32 were orange.
a) Calculate the probability of a randomly chosen candy from the bag being green. Express the probability as a reduced fraction, as a decimal to nearest hundredth, as a whole number percentage and in words
To calculate the probability of a randomly chosen candy from the bag being green, you need to divide the number of green candies by the total number of candies in the bag.
The total number of candies in the bag is given by:
18 (red) + 10 (green) + 26 (purple) + 32 (orange) = 86 candies
Therefore, the probability of selecting a green candy is:
10 (green candies) / 86 (total candies) = 5/43 (reduced fraction) ≈ 0.12 (decimal to nearest hundredth) ≈ 12% (whole number percentage)
In words, the probability of selecting a green candy is 5 out of 43, or approximately 12%.