A bowl contains candies of the same size in three flavors: orange, strawberry, and pineapple. If the probability of randomly pulling out an orange candy is fraction 1 over 9 , and the probability of randomly pulling out a strawberry candy is fraction 2 over 9 , what is the probability of randomly pulling out a pineapple candy? (5 points)
fraction 2 over 9
fraction 3 over 9
fraction 5 over 9
fraction 6 over 9
The total probability of pulling out any candy must equal 1. Since the probabilities of pulling out an orange candy and a strawberry candy are fractions 1/9 and 2/9 respectively, the probability of pulling out a pineapple candy must be:
1 - 1/9 - 2/9 = 1 - 3/9 = 6/9
Therefore, the probability of randomly pulling out a pineapple candy is 6/9.