Question

according to the m&m’s company, the distribution of colors in a bag of milk chocolate m&m’s is

color	probability
yellow	0.14
red	0.13
orange	0.20
blue	0.24
green	0.16

the probability that a randomly chosen m&m is red or orange is ______.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify probabilities

Probability of red (P(Red)) = 0.13, Probability of orange (P(Orange)) = 0.20.

Step2: Apply addition rule (mutually exclusive events)

For mutually exclusive events (a candy can't be both red and orange), \( P(\text{Red or Orange}) = P(\text{Red}) + P(\text{Orange}) \).
Substitute values: \( 0.13 + 0.20 = 0.33 \).

Answer:

0.33