Question

A package of party favors contains 14 favors, of which 7 are glitter balls. What is the probability that a randomly selected favor will be a glitter ball?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/2 or 50%

Step-by-step explanation: In calculating probability, we divide the number of favorable outcomes by the total. In the context of this question, we can calculate the probability:

$Probability \ = \ \frac{number \ of \ glitter \ balls}{total \ number \ of \ favors}$

This can be inserted as:

$Probability \ = \ \frac{7}{14} \ or \ \frac{1}{2}$

Hence, the probability of randomly selecting a glitter ball is 1/2, which converts to 50% as a decimal.