Question

You have a bag with 29 cherries, 19 sweet and 10 sour. If you pick a cherry at random, what is the probability that it will be sweet?

Answer 1

Given:

Total number of cherries = 29

Number of sweet cherries = 19

Number of sour cherries = 10

To find the probability if a cherry picked at random will be sweet, use the formula below:

$P(\text{Sweet)}=\frac{Number\text{ of sw}eet\text{ cherries}}{Total\text{ number }}$$P(\text{sweet) = }\frac{19}{29}$

ANSWER:

$\frac{19}{29}$