Question

mya has 5 pink bows,1 blue bow and 4 purple bows in a box.she will randomly choose 1 bow from the box.what is the probability mya will choose a purple bow

Answer 1

Mya has 5 pink bows,1 blue bow and 4 purple bows in a box.

Total number of bows = number of pink bows + Number of blue bows + Number of purple bows

Total number of bows = 5 + 1 + 4

Total number of bows = 10

Probability is define as the ratio of the total number of favourable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

$\text{ Probability=}\frac{Number\text{ of favoutable Outcomes}}{Total\text{ number of outcomes}}$

We need to find the probability of choosing one purple bow

So, favourable outcomes = Purple bow

Thus, Probability of choosing one purple bow is express as:

$\begin{gathered} \text{Probability}=\frac{Number\text{ of purple bows}}{Total\text{ number of bows}} \\ \text{ Probability=}\frac{4}{10} \\ \text{ Probability=}\frac{2}{5} \\ \text{ Probability=}0.4 \end{gathered}$

So, Probability of choosing one purple bow is 0.4

Answer : Probability of choosing one purple bow = 0.4