Math Question- Gum

Question

A package of gum contains 10 red sticks, 7 blue sticks, 8 green sticks and 5 orange sticks. If a stick of gum is taken at random from the package what is the probability that it is :

Table Below

_{[Stick of gum] 1/3 • 23/30 • 1/6 • 7/30}

_{[ Red. ] ___ • ____ • ____ • ____}

_{[ Orange ]. ___ • ____ • ____ • ____}

_{[ Not Blue ] ___ • ____ • ____ • ____}

( For the blank “____” I have to put a check on them if they match with the fractions up top with each stick of gum, like table. I tried my best to recreate the table, so I highly appreciate it if someone understood.)

Answer 1

So I tried my best to see this is what you meant by the table:

Your Question: A package of gum contains 10 red sticks, 7 blue sticks, 8 green sticks and 5 orange sticks. If a stick of gum is taken at random from the package what is the probability

FIRST- Lets begin by listing our different colors of gum in our package

RED- 10 sticks

BLUE- 7 sticks

GREEN- 8 sticks

ORANGE- 5 sticks

GRAND TOTAL- 30 Sticks of gum

NEXT- Lets turn these totals into fractions where it looks like:

Color of Gum

Grand Total of Gum Pieces

RED

10 sticks or 1/3 (simplified)

30 Pieces

BLUE

7 sticks or 7/30

30 Pieces

GREEN

8 sticks or 4/15 (simplified)

30 Pieces

ORANGE

5 sticks or 1/6 (simplified)

30 Pieces

NOT BLUE

23 sticks or 23/30

30 Pieces

Lastly- Lets fill out the chart

Sticks of Gum (1/3) • (23/30) • (1/6) • (7/30)

RED (check YES under 1/3)

ORANGE (check YES under 1/6)

NOT BLUE (check YES under 23/30)