A box sits on a desk filled with sticky notepads. It has
of each color in yellow, pink, and green. What is the probability of picking a pink or yellow sticky notepad from the box?
Write the probability as a percent, rounding to the nearest whole number.
Since there are 5 pink, 7 yellow, and 4 green sticky notepads in the box, the total number of sticky notepads in the box is 16.
To find the probability of picking a pink or yellow sticky notepad, we add the number of pink and yellow sticky notepads together:
5 pink + 7 yellow = 12 pink or yellow sticky notepads
So, the probability of picking a pink or yellow sticky notepad is 12/16, which simplifies to 3/4.
To convert this probability to a percent, we multiply by 100:
(3/4) x 100 = 75%
Therefore, the probability of picking a pink or yellow sticky notepad from the box is 75%.