A teacher has a container of paper clips. She will randomly select one paper clip from the container.
• The container has 8 pink paper clips.
• The container has 14 purple paper clips.
• The container has 12 yellow paper clips.
• The container has 16 purple paper clips.

Which statement is true?

A. The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 3/4 and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 1/4.

B. The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 1/4 and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 3/4.

C. The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 18/25 and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 7/25.

D. The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 7/25 and probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 18/25.

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jen4755 jen4755 · Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T23:46:51+01:00

Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 50 clips and 14 of them are purple.

Probability of picking purple is 14/50 or 7/25. Probability of picking non purple is 1 - 7/25 = 18/25

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abidemiokin abidemiokin · Answer 2 · 2022-04-21T12:42:20+02:00

The probability of selecting abr clip is 7/25 and probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 18/25.

Probability is the likelihood or chance that an event will occur. Mathematically:

Probability = n(E)/n(S)

n(E) is the expected outcome

n(S) is the total outcome

If a container contains 8 pink paper clips, 14 purple, 12 yellow and 16 purple clips, the total number of clips is 50

Pr(paper clip) = 8/50 = 4/25
Pr(purple clip) = 14/50 = 7/25
Pr(yellow clip) = 12/50 = 6/25
Pr(purple paper clip) = 16/50 = 8/25

The probability of selecting abr clip is 7/25 and probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 18/25.

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