Statistics and probability

Question

Dr. Emmett Brown has a bag of M&Ms. He has 7 green M&Ms, 12 brown M&Ms, 3 blue M&Ms, and 5 red M&Ms.

What is the probability that Emmett selects a red M&M?

Use 4 decimals***

Answer 1

There are 27 M and M total and 5 are red, so the probability of selecting a red M and M is 5/27 = 0.1852.