M&M plain candies come in various colors. According to the M&M/Mars Department of Consumer Affairs, the distribution of colors for plain M&M candies is as follows.
Color | Purple | Yellow | Red | Orange | Green | Blue | Brown |
Percentage | 23% | 17% | 23% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 13% |
Suppose you have a large bag of plain M&M candies and you choose one candy at random.
(a) Find P(green candy or blue candy).
Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why?
No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible.Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible. Yes. Choosing a green and blue M&M is not possible.No. Choosing a green and blue M&M is possible.
(b) Find P(yellow candy or red candy).
Are these outcomes mutually exclusive? Why?
Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible.No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is possible. No. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible.Yes. Choosing a yellow and red M&M is not possible.
(c) Find P(not purple candy).
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