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10 June, 23:04

Ajar contains 12 caramels, 7 mints and 16

dark chocolates. What is the probability of

selecting a mint expressed as a fraction?

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  1. 10 June, 23:41
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    Answer: 1/5

    Step-by-step explanation: To find the probability of selecting a mint out of the jar, we use our ratio for the probability of an event which is shown below.

    (P) event = number of favorable outcomes/total number of outcomes.

    Since there are 7 mints in the jar, the number of favorable outcomes is 4 and since there are 35 candies in all,

    the total number of outcomes is 35.

    Therefore, the probability of selecting a mint is 7/35.

    Notice however that 7/35 is not in lowest terms so we need to divide the numerator and denominator of 7/35 by their greatest common factor of 7 to get 1/5.

    So our final answer for the probability of selecting a mint is 1/5.
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