Question

A tray of cake samples contains a variety of flavors.

chocolate
33

vanilla
9

strawberry
3

What is the probability that a randomly selected piece of cake will be vanilla?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.

p( vanilla)

Answer 1

The total pieces of cake equal 45. 9 pieces are vanilla. This gives the fraction 9/45 which can be simplified to 1/5. P(vanilla)=1/5