Activity 1
Consider the situation below and answer the follow questions.
1. A candy shop offers a bowl of candies to their customers. Ben receives 10 mint
candies, 8 strawberry candies and 12 mocha candies. He chose his desired flavor from
the bowl and ate it. Find the probability of getting the indicated flavors.
a. P( mint or strawberry)
b. P(mocha or not strawberry)
c. P/strawberry or mocha)
2. Rhian wants to wear colored shirts. She has 15 shirts in her closet. Five of these are
blue, four are in different shades of red, and the rest are of different colors. What is the
probability that she will wear a blue or a red shirt?
Consider the situation below and answer the follow questions.
1. A candy shop offers a bowl of candies to their customers. Ben receives 10 mint
candies, 8 strawberry candies and 12 mocha candies. He chose his desired flavor from
the bowl and ate it. Find the probability of getting the indicated flavors.
a. P( mint or strawberry)
b. P(mocha or not strawberry)
c. P/strawberry or mocha)
2. Rhian wants to wear colored shirts. She has 15 shirts in her closet. Five of these are
blue, four are in different shades of red, and the rest are of different colors. What is the
probability that she will wear a blue or a red shirt?
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Answer:
1.) —
a:—: Mint : 10/30 , Strawberry : 8/30
b:—: Mocha : 12/30 , Not Strawberry : 22/30
c:—: Strawberry : 8/30 , Mocha : 12/30
2.) Blue : 5/15 , Red : 4/15