Question

For breakfast, Clarissa can choose from oatmeal, cereal, French toast, or scrambled eggs. If she selects a breakfast at random, what is the likelihood that she will choose oatmeal?

Answer 1

The probability that she will choose oatmeal is 1/4. Oatmeal is one choice out of the four possible choices of oatmeal, cereal, French toast, and scrambled eggs. So the answer is 1/4 or 25%.