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.

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Answer:

[tex] \frac{4}{15} (chocolate \: bars) \\ \frac{8}{15} (peanut \: butter \: cups) \\ \frac{1}{5}(lollipops)[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]4 + 3 + 8 = 15[/tex]

[tex] \frac{3}{15} = \frac{1}{5} [/tex]

Greatest Common Factor: 3

Every other fraction is in simplest form except for 3⁄15.

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P(lollipop) = 3/15 = 1/5.

P(peanut butter cups) = 8/15.

p(chocolate bars) = 4/15.

What is Probability ?

probability is the chance of occurring a certain event out of all the possible events.

In the given question

The bag contains 3 lollipops, 8 peanut butter cups, 4 chocolate bars.

Total no of outcomes = (3 + 8 + 4) = 15.

P(lollipop) = 3/15 = 1/5.

P(peanut butter cups) = 8/15.

p(chocolate bars) = 4/15

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