A vase had 4 yellow flowers, 4 red flowers and 8 blue flowers. Donna takes one out, smells it and returns it to the vase. What is the probabilty she picked a red flower? What is the probabilty she picked a blue flower?
Is it red 4:16 and blue 8:16?
Yes, except reduce your probabilities to lowest terms
P(red) = 4/16 = 1/4
P(blue) = 8/16 = 1/2
To determine the probability, we need to find the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.
In this case, the total number of possible outcomes is the total number of flowers in the vase, which is 4 yellow + 4 red + 8 blue = 16 flowers.
The number of favorable outcomes for picking a red flower is 4, because there are 4 red flowers in the vase.
Similarly, the number of favorable outcomes for picking a blue flower is 8, because there are 8 blue flowers in the vase.
So, the probability of picking a red flower is 4/16, which simplifies to 1/4 or 25%.
The probability of picking a blue flower is 8/16, which simplifies to 1/2 or 50%.
Therefore, the correct probabilities are:
- Probability of picking a red flower = 1/4 or 25%
- Probability of picking a blue flower = 1/2 or 50%