there are 20 rubber ducks floating in a pond at a carnival. four of the ducks have a red star painted on the underside if jenny chooses a duck with a red star she will win a prize how likely is jenny to win a prize
There are 20 rubber ducks in total, and 4 of them have a red star painted on the underside.
The probability of Jenny choosing a duck with a red star is calculated as:
Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of possible outcomes
= 4 red star ducks / 20 total ducks
= 4/20
= 1/5
= 0.2 or 20%
Therefore, Jenny has a 20% chance of winning a prize by choosing a duck with a red star.