Kaylee has a bag of candy full of 3 strawberry chews and 17 cherry chews that she eats one at a time. Which word or phrase describes the probability that she reaches in without looking and pulls out a cherry chew?impossiblean equal chance or 50−50likelycertain
Q. Kaylee has a bag of candy full of 3 strawberry chews and 17 cherry chews that she eats one at a time. Which word or phrase describes the probability that she reaches in without looking and pulls out a cherry chew?impossiblean equal chance or 50−50likelycertain
Calculate Total Candies: Let's define the total number of candies in the bag. Kaylee has 3 strawberry chews and 17 cherry chews, so the total number of candies is 3+17.Calculation: 3+17=20
Find Probability of Cherry Chew: Now, we need to find the probability of pulling out a cherry chew. The probability is the number of cherry chews divided by the total number of candies.Calculation: Probability of cherry chew = Number of cherry chews / Total number of candies = 2017
Compare Cherry Chew Probability: To determine the word or phrase that describes this probability, we compare the probability of pulling out a cherry chew to the probability of pulling out a strawberry chew. Since there are significantly more cherry chews than strawberry chews, it is more likely to pull out a cherry chew.Calculation: Probability of cherry chew = 2017, which is close to 1 but not certain.
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