Question

(b) Mia has some red and green apples in a different bag. The probability that she picks out a red apple is 7/10.

Write down possible values for the number of red and green apples in Mia's bag.
........red apples and ....... green apples ​

Answer 1

Answer: 7 red apples and 3 green apples

Explanation:

Let's say that Mia has x total apples in her bag. The probability of picking out a red apple is 7/10, which means there are 7 red apples out of 10 total apples. We can write this as:

7/10 = 7/x

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

7x = 10 * 7

7x = 70

x = 10

So Mia has 10 total apples in her bag. We already know that there are 7 red apples, so the remaining apples must be green. Therefore, Mia has:

7 red apples and 3 green apples.