Jez bought a box of 200 different-colored straws. There are 25 blue ones, 30 green ones, 50 yellows ones, 50 pink ones, 30 purple ones, and 15 orange ones. Which percentage is an accurate representation of the probability of picking a green straw?

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Jez bought a box of 200 different-colored straws. There are 25 blue ones, 30 green ones, 50 yellows ones, 50 pink ones, 30 purple ones, and 15 orange ones. Which percentage is an accurate representation of the probability of picking a green straw?

A. 0.66%
B. 15%
C. 6.66%
D. 0.15%

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 month ago

To calculate the probability of picking a green straw, we need to determine the total number of green straws out of the total number of straws.

Total number of green straws = 30
Total number of straws = 200

Probability of picking a green straw = (Number of green straws / Total number of straws) x 100%
Probability of picking a green straw = (30 / 200) x 100%
Probability of picking a green straw = 0.15 x 100%
Probability of picking a green straw = 15%

Therefore, the accurate representation of the probability of picking a green straw is 15%, which corresponds to option B.