Question

morning donuts has a variety of donuts for sale.
maple donuts 14
cake donuts 15
cream - filled donuts 9
chocolate frosted donuts 11
what is the probability that a randomly selected donut will be a maple donut?
write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
p(maple donut) =

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of donuts

Add the number of each type of donut: \(14 + 15+9 + 11\)

$$14+15+9 + 11=(14 + 15)+(9 + 11)=29+20 = 49$$

Step2: Use probability formula

The probability formula is \(P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\). Here, the number of favorable outcomes (maple donuts) is \(14\), and the total number of outcomes is \(49\). So \(P(\text{maple donut})=\frac{14}{49}\)
Simplify \(\frac{14}{49}\) by dividing numerator and denominator by \(7\): \(\frac{14\div7}{49\div7}=\frac{2}{7}\)

Answer:

\(\frac{2}{7}\)