If you draw an M&M candy at random from a bag of the candies,the candy you draw will have one of six colors.The probability of drawing each color depends on the proportion of each color among all candies made.Assume the table below gives the probabilities for the color of a randomly chosen M&M. What is the probability of not drawing a red candy?
A)0.3
B)0.6
C)0.7
D)0.9

Question

If you draw an M&M candy at random from a bag of the candies,the candy you draw will have one of six colors.The probability of drawing each color depends on the proportion of each color among all candies made.Assume the table below gives the probabilities for the color of a randomly chosen M&M.  What is the probability of not drawing a red candy?
A)0.3 
B)0.6 
C)0.7 
D)0.9

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since the table shows that the probability of drawing a red candy is 0.2, the probability of not drawing a red candy would be 1 minus the probability of drawing a red candy, which is 1 - 0.2 = 0.8. Therefore, the probability of not drawing a red candy is 0.8 or 0.7 when rounded to one decimal place. The best choice is C, 0.7, as it is the closest option to 0.8.

If You Draw an M&M Candy at Random from a Bag