Question

There are 24 sweets in a bag. 4 sweets are mint. 2 are humbugs. 3 sweets are jellies. 1 sweet is picked at random. What is the probability of picking a jelly sweet give your answer in fraction

Answer 1

1/11

Explanation:

given that the sample space is

24 sweets in a bag.

4 sweets are mint.

2 are humbugs.

3 sweets are jellies

sample size= 24+4+2+3= 33

The probability is the number of possible outcome/the number of event

the probability of picking a jelly is

Pr(jelly)=3/33

Pr(jelly)=1/11