Question

A bakery has 15 desserts for sale, including 6 cookies.What is the probability that a randomly selected dessert will be a cookie?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.P(cookie) =

Answer 1

According to the problem, there are 15 desserts, which include 6 cookies.

To find the probability of randomly selecting a cookie, we just have to divide them.

`P=(6)/(15)=(2)/(5)`

Therefore, the probability of randomly selecting a cookie is 2/5.