The table shows how many of each color candy came out of a bag. What is the probability of choosing a red candy?
Blue 10
Brown 15
Green 5
Red 10
Yellow 12
the answers are
A. 5/26
B. 3/13
C. 5/52
D. 15/52
The total number of candies is 10 + 15 + 5 + 10 + 12 = 52. The number of red candies is 10. Therefore, the probability of choosing a red candy is 10/52, which can be simplified to 5/26. So the answer is A. 5/26.
To find the probability of choosing a red candy, you need to determine the number of red candies in the bag. According to the table given, there are 10 red candies.
To calculate the probability, divide the number of red candies by the total number of candies in the bag. The total number of candies can be found by adding up the quantities of each color candy:
10 (blue) + 15 (brown) + 5 (green) + 10 (red) + 12 (yellow) = 52
So, the probability of choosing a red candy is 10/52, which simplifies to 5/26.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. 5/26.
To find the probability of choosing a red candy, you need to know the total number of candies and the number of red candies in the bag.
Looking at the table, you can see that there are 10 red candies out of a total of 10 + 12 + 15 + 5 + 10 = 52 candies.
So, the probability of choosing a red candy is 10/52, which simplifies to 5/26.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. 5/26.