Question

A bag contains 8 red M&Ms, 13 blue M&Ms, 4 brown M&Ms, and 8 green M&Ms. An M&M is picked at random from the bag. What is the probability of picking: A Red M&M:

Answer 1

Given:

Number of red M&Ms = 8

Number of blue M&Ms = 13

Number of brown M&Ms = 4

Number of green M&Ms = 8

An M&M is picked at random from the bag.

To find:

The probability of picking a red M&M.

Solution:

We have,

Number of red M&Ms = 8

Total number of M&Ms $= 8+13+4+8$

                                       $=33$

So, probability of picking a red M&M is:

$\text{Probability}=\dfrac{\text{Number of red M&Ms}}{\text{Total number of M&Ms}}$

$\text{Probability}=\dfrac{8}{33}$

Therefore, the probability of picking a red M&M is $\dfrac{8}{33}$.