Question

The probability of selecting a particular color almond M&M (according to their website) from a bag of M&Ms is listed below. Let the probability of selecting each color be represented as BR= Brown, Y = Yellow, R = Red, BL = Blue, O= Orange, and G= Green. Suppose that you are selecting one M&M. brown yellow red blue orange green probability 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 What is the P(R or G)?

Answer 1

Answer:

P(R or G) = 0.3

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

x:      BR       Y      R      BL     O     G

P(x):  0.1     0.2    0.1    0.2    0.2   0.2

First, we check the nature of distribution.

$\displaystyle\sum p(x) = 0.1 + 0.2 + .1 + 0.2 + 0.2+ 0.2 = 1$

Thus, it is a discrete probability distribution.

We have to evaluate P(R or G)

$\text{P(R or G)} = P(R) + P(G) = 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.3$

Thus, the probability of selecting a red or a green M&M is 0.3