Question

In a basket of flowers there are 5 red flowers,3 yellow flowers and 2 pink flowers.A flower is drawn from the basket without looking into it.find the probability of getting: a) a red flower b) a yellow flower

Answer 1

Red Flowers = 5

Yellow Flowers = 3

Pink Flowers = 2

Find the total number of flowers:

Total = 5 + 3 + 2 = 10

Find the probability of drawing a red flower:

P(Red) = red/total

P(Red) = 5/10 = 1/2 = 50%

Find the probability of drawing a yellow flower:

P(Yellow) = yellow/total

P(Yellow) = 3/10 = 30%

Answer: (a) 1/2 (b)  3/10