18.18 Colors of M&Ms. If you draw an M&M candy at random from a bag of the candies, the candy you draw will have one of six colors. The probability of drawing each color depends on the proportion of...


18.18 Colors of M&Ms. If you draw an M&M candy at random from a bag of the<br>candies, the candy you draw will have one of six colors. The probability of drawing<br>each color depends on the proportion of each color among all candies made.<br>a. Here are the probabilities of each color for a randomly chosen plain M&M<br>produced at the New Jersey factory:<br>Color:<br>Blue<br>Orange<br>Green<br>Yellow<br>Red<br>Brown<br>Probability:<br>0.250<br>0.250<br>0.125<br>0.125<br>0.125<br>?<br>What must be the probability of drawing a brown candy?<br>b. The probabilities for plain M&Ms produced at the Tennessee factory are a bit<br>different. Here they are:<br>Color:<br>Blue<br>Orange<br>Green<br>Yellow<br>Red<br>Brown<br>Probability:<br>0.207<br>0.205<br>0.198<br>0.135<br>0.131<br>?<br>What is the probability that an M&M chosen at random from the Tennessee<br>factory is brown?<br>c. What is the probability that a plain M&M from the New Jersey factory is any of<br>blue, yellow, or orange? What is the probability that a plain M&M from the<br>Tennessee factory has one of these colors?<br>

Extracted text: 18.18 Colors of M&Ms. If you draw an M&M candy at random from a bag of the candies, the candy you draw will have one of six colors. The probability of drawing each color depends on the proportion of each color among all candies made. a. Here are the probabilities of each color for a randomly chosen plain M&M produced at the New Jersey factory: Color: Blue Orange Green Yellow Red Brown Probability: 0.250 0.250 0.125 0.125 0.125 ? What must be the probability of drawing a brown candy? b. The probabilities for plain M&Ms produced at the Tennessee factory are a bit different. Here they are: Color: Blue Orange Green Yellow Red Brown Probability: 0.207 0.205 0.198 0.135 0.131 ? What is the probability that an M&M chosen at random from the Tennessee factory is brown? c. What is the probability that a plain M&M from the New Jersey factory is any of blue, yellow, or orange? What is the probability that a plain M&M from the Tennessee factory has one of these colors?

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