Question

A bag contains lemon flavoured candies only. Malini takes out one candy without looking into the bag. What is the probability that she takes out.
(i) an orange flavoured candy?
(ii) a lemon flavoured candy?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1. probability of orange flavour candies

==0

2 probability of lemon flavour candies

==1

Answer 2

Given : A bag contains lemon flavoured candies only. Malini takes out one candy without looking into the bag.

 

SOLUTION :

(i) Number of orange flavoured candy = 0. So, it is an impossible event because a bag  is filled with only lemon flavoured candy only. Since, probability of impossible event is 0,

P(an orange flavored candy) = 0

 

(ii)  The bag contains lemon flavored candies only. So, it is a sure  event . Since probability of sure event is 1.

P(a lemon flavored candy) = 1

Hence , the probability that she takes out an orange flavoured candy is 0 and a lemon flavoured candy is 1.

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