a car rental agency has 4 minivans and 8 other vehicles available. what is the probability that a randomly…
a car rental agency has 4 minivans and 8 other vehicles available. what is the probability that a randomly selected vehicle will be a minivan? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(minivan) =
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Calculate total number of vehicles
$4 + 8=12$
Step2: Calculate probability of selecting a minivan
The probability formula is $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$. Here, the number of favorable outcomes (minivans) is 4 and total number of outcomes (total vehicles) is 12. So $P(\text{minivan})=\frac{4}{12}=\frac{1}{3}$
Answer:
$\frac{1}{3}$