Simple Probability and Its Complement

A bag of candy contains 2 red, 4 yellow, and 4 green candies.

P(red or yellow) =

• 3/5

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

A bag of candy contains 2 red, 4 yellow, and 4 green candies.

P(NOT red or yellow) =

• 3/5

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

P(even) =

• 5/7

• 1/7

• 2/7

• 4/7

P(NOT even) =

• 5/7

• 1/7

• 2/7

• 4/7

The following M & M colors are in the bowl:

4 yellow, 6 orange, 3 green, 5 blue, 2 brown

What is the probability of selecting a brown candy?

• 2/18

• 1/9

• 2/20

• 1/10

Which event or complement has a probability of ¼?

• P(yellow)

• P(NOT blue or orange)

• P(yellow or green)

• P(NOT green)

P(solid) =

• 1/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 2/5

P(NOT solid) =

• 1/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 2/5

There are 14 girls and 12 boys in a class.

P(boy) =

• 7/13

• 6/13

• 4/13

• 12/25

There are 14 girls and 12 boys in a class.

P(NOT boy) =

• 7/13

• 6/13

• 4/13

• 12/25