SOLUTION: A color candy was chosen randomly out of a bag. Below are the results Color Probability Blue 0.30 Red 0.10 Green 0.15 Yellow 0.20 Orange ??? a. What is th

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Question 978742: A color candy was chosen randomly out of a bag. Below are the results
Color Probability
Blue 0.30
Red 0.10
Green 0.15
Yellow 0.20
Orange ???
a. What is the probability of choosing a yellow candy?
b. What is the probability that the candy is blue, red, or green?
c. What is the probability of choosing an orange candy?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) P=0.20
b) P=0.3%2B0.1%2B0.15=0.55
c) To be a valid probability distribution, the values must sum to 1.
P=1-0.3-0.1-0.15-0.2
P=0.25