SOLUTION: On the flight from Rome to New York , Mona , the flight attendant wheeled her cart which contained 16 cans of Pepsi , 4 cans of coke and 18 cans of ice tea . A passenger asked her
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Question 1085177: On the flight from Rome to New York , Mona , the flight attendant wheeled her cart which contained 16 cans of Pepsi , 4 cans of coke and 18 cans of ice tea . A passenger asked her to give him a can at random , find the probability that the can is a coke? Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, jim_thompson5910, rothauserc:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
There are 16+4+18 = 38 cans of beverages. Let's call this B, so B = 38
Divide A over B to get A/B = 4/38 = 2/19
Using a calculator, 2/19 = 0.105263 approximately. This converts to 10.5263% after moving the decimal point 2 spots to the right.
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The answer as a fraction is 2/19 (which is exact)
The answer as a decimal is 0.105263 (which is approximate; accurate to 6 decimal places)
The answer as a decimal is 10.5263% (which is also approximate)
The answer format you report to the teacher depends on what s/he wants.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 16 + 4 + 18 = 38 cans in the cart
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Probability (can selected is coke) = 4/38 = 2/19 is 0.1053 approximately 0.11 or 11%
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