A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 40 red tulip bulbs, 20 yellow tulip bulbs, and 40 purple tulip bulbs. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is red? (b) What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is purple? (c) Interpret these two probabilities.

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Averi Wilcox

30 September, 15:51

A bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 40 red tulip bulbs, 20 yellow tulip bulbs, and 40 purple tulip bulbs. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is red? (b) What is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is purple? (c) Interpret these two probabilities.

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Dalia Bray · Answer 1

A) 40 out of 100 are red.

The probability would be 40/100, which reduces to 2/5

B) 40 out of the 100 are purple.

The probability would be 40/100, which reduces to 2/5

C) the two probabilities are the same.