A garden store has the following miscellaneous flower bulbs in a basket: 7 amaryllis 5 daffodils 6 lilies 4 tulips A customer bought 4 bulbs from the basket, one of each type of flower. If the next customer selects 1 of the remaining bulbs at random, which is closest to the probability that customer will get a tulip bulb?
22% 83% 17% 18%
To find the probability that the second customer will select a tulip bulb, we first need to determine the total number of bulbs remaining in the basket after the first customer bought 4 bulbs.
Total number of bulbs = 7 amaryllis + 5 daffodils + 6 lilies + 4 tulips = 22 bulbs
After the first customer bought 4 bulbs, there are 22 - 4 = 18 bulbs remaining in the basket.
The number of tulip bulbs remaining in the basket after the first customer bought 4 bulbs is 4 (since one tulip bulb was bought).
Therefore, the probability that the second customer will select a tulip bulb is 4 tulips out of 18 total remaining bulbs.
Probability = 4/18 = 2/9 = 22.2%
Therefore, the closest probability to the customer getting a tulip bulb is 22%.