Question

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1. M&M candies are great for probability. The following tables are the color distributions for the candies. Fill in each table with the missing probability and answer the questions that follow.
a. What is the probability that a plain M&M is red or blue?
b. What is the probability that a peanut M&M is not brown?

Answer 1

A. .12/.62
.1+.02=.12(Only Red and Blue M&M's)
.3+.1+.1+.1+.02=.63(all M&M's)

B. .51/.71
.3+.1+.1+.01 =.51(All M&M's except Brown)
.2+.3+.1+.1+.01=.71(All M&M's)