ackson has a bag of skittles and pours them out on a napkin. He counts
orange,
purple,
red,
green and
yellow. Jackson places all the skittles back into the bag and selects one skittle with out looking, puts it back and selects another. What is the probability of Jackson choosing a green skittle? What is the probability of choosing a yellow skittle? Give a reason why.
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The probability of Jackson choosing a green skittle is 1 out of 5, or 1/5, since there is 1 green skittle out of 5 total skittles he counted.
The probability of Jackson choosing a yellow skittle is also 1 out of 5, or 1/5, since there is 1 yellow skittle out of 5 total skittles he counted.
This assumes that Jackson placed all the skittles back in the bag and did not look at the colors before selecting, so the probability remains the same each time he selects a skittle.