there are 6cars,2 trucks, and 2 motorcycles in parking lot. what is the probability that the first vehicle will be a truck? choices are 1/10 ,4/5, 1/5 or answer not here . i answered 1/10 is this right
Nope.
1/5
Right!
2/10 = 1/5
To find the probability of the first vehicle being a truck, we need to determine the total number of vehicles in the parking lot and the number of trucks specifically.
There are 6 cars, 2 trucks, and 2 motorcycles, so the total number of vehicles is 6 + 2 + 2 = 10.
Since we are interested in the probability of the first vehicle being a truck, we only consider the number of trucks, which is 2.
Therefore, the probability of the first vehicle being a truck is 2/10, which simplifies to 1/5.
So, the correct answer is 1/5, not 1/10.
Therefore, your initial answer of 1/10 is not correct. The correct answer is 1/5.