Question

a bag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 40 red tulip bulbs, 20 yellow tulip bulbs, and 40 purple tulip bulbs
(a) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is red?
(b) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is purple?
(c) interpret these two probabilities

(a) the probability that a randomly selected tulip is red is
(type an integer or a decimal. do not round.)

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the probability formula

The probability formula is \(P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\).

Step2: Identify the values for part (a)

For a red tulip bulb, the number of favorable outcomes (red bulbs) is \(n = 40\), and the total number of outcomes (total bulbs) is \(N=100\).
Using the formula \(P(\text{red})=\frac{40}{100}=0.4\)

Answer:

\(0.4\)