A probability question?

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A probability question?

A bag contains a total of 24 red and green pappers. the probability of reaching into the bag and choosing a red pepper is 2/3. How many peppers of each color are in the bag?

2007-11-27 09:53:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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Hello,

The probability is the number of red peppers say (x) to the total number of peppers 24 so we have x/24 = 2/3 then solving for x gives us x = 48/3 = 16 so there are 16 red peppers and 24 -16 = 8 green peppers.

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2007-11-27 10:00:46 · answer #1 · answered by CipherMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

16 red, 8 green

2007-11-27 17:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by Brett2010 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋