HEREDITY
BASICS OF PROBABILITY
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Question
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You have a jar of jelly beans in front of you with 12-lime, 17-papaya, 5-mango and 13-bubble gum. What is the probability, as a fraction, of selecting either a lime or bubble gum followed by a papaya?
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425/2209
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65/223
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2/5
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204/567
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The probability of selecting a red bean out of random can be calculated by dividing the number of red jelly beans over the number of total jelly beans in the box. The probability that the bean is red is 35, or 60% .
Detailed explanation-2: -a) 10+6+7+5 = 28 jelly beans altogether. 10/28 =35.71% probability of selecting a red jelly. 5/28 =17.86% probability of selecting an orange jelly.
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