If there are 8 chocolate chip cookies out of 20 total cookies in a jar what is the probability that you will randomly choose a chocolate chip cookie?

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Sarahi Hampton

8 October, 01:09

If there are 8 chocolate chip cookies out of 20 total cookies in a jar what is the probability that you will randomly choose a chocolate chip cookie?

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Perla Rose · Answer 1

Since there are 8 cookies out of 20 cookies, the probability of randomly choosing a chocolate chip cookie would be 8 out of 10, or 8/10 if you prefer fractions.

However, the fraction 8/10 can still be simplified. Divide the numerator and denominator by 2 to get 4/5.

4/5 - - > 4 divided by 5 = 0.8

So the answer is 4/5 or 0.8.