instead of charging admission to the fall dance, one high school required that each person bring one can of…

instead of charging admission to the fall dance, one high school required that each person bring one can of food for a local food pantry. 100 people came to the dance, and 46 of them brought a can of corn. what is the probability that a randomly selected can of food will be corn? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(corn) =

instead of charging admission to the fall dance, one high school required that each person bring one can of food for a local food pantry. 100 people came to the dance, and 46 of them brought a can of corn. what is the probability that a randomly selected can of food will be corn? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(corn) =

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total and favorable outcomes

Total number of people (and thus total cans of food) is 100. Number of people who brought corn is 46.

Step2: Use probability formula

Probability $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$. Here, $P(\text{corn})=\frac{46}{100}$.

Answer:

$\frac{46}{100}$