Question

Melissa and Jackie were working on a poster for the school carnival. The had a paper bag of markers. Inside the bag were the following: 2 red markers. 1 yellow marker 3 blue markers 1 purple markers 5 green markers 4 orange markers Jackie grabs a marker out of the bag without looking. What is the probability that Jackie will grab a blue, yellow or orange marker? P ( blue, yellow or orange) = ______

Answer 1

8/16 or 50%

Explanation:

You can solve probability using this formula: the amount you want/ the total amount. The amount we want are the blue, yellow, and orange markers only. The amount of blue ,yellow, and orange markers added together is 8. There is 16 markers in total. So 8/16 or 50%.

Answer 2

8/15

Explanation:

The first step is to find the total number of markers. 2+1+3+4+5=15 markers in total. The next step is to find the probability.
`(3+1+4)/(15)=(8)/(15)`. Hope this helps!