Find each probability.

Question

A bag of candy contains 3 lollipops, 8 peanut butter cups, and 4 chocolate bars. A piece of candy is randomly drawn from the bag. Find each probability.

1. P(peanut butter cup)
2. P(lollipop or peanut butter cup)
3. P(not chocolate bar)
4. P(chocolate bar or lollipop)

Answer 1

15 pieces of candy in the bag total

8 peanut butter cups, so probability = 8/15

3 lollipops and 8 peanut butter cups so probability is 11/15

4 chocolate bars, so 11 not chocolate bars, so probability is 11/15

4 chocolate bars and 3 lollipops so probability is 7/15