Question

a lunch special offers the following choices for its sides: salad, fruit, carrots, or cole slaw. each side is equally likely to be selected at random by the next customer.
there are 4 outcomes in the sample space. if the next customer who comes to the restaurant chooses a side at random, what is the probability that the customer orders salad?
probability of salad = \\(\frac{\square}{\square}\\)

Explanation:

Step1: Recall Probability Formula

Probability of an event is $\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$.

Step2: Identify Outcomes

Favorable (salad) = 1, Total outcomes = 4.

Step3: Calculate Probability

Substitute into formula: $\frac{1}{4}$.

Answer:

$\frac{1}{4}$