Question

there are several different kinds of vehicles on a used car lot, so the owner makes a list of how many of each vehicle he has. motor scooters 8 minivans 24 station wagons 17 suvs 1 motorcycles 1 what is the probability that a randomly selected vehicle will be a minivan? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(minivan) =

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of vehicles

Add the number of each vehicle: \(8 + 24+17 + 1+1=\) \(51\)

Step2: Calculate probability of selecting a minivan

Probability formula \(P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\). Number of minivans is \(24\), total vehicles \(51\). So \(P(\text{minivan})=\frac{24}{51}=\frac{8}{17}\)

Answer:

\(\frac{8}{17}\)