section 5.2 homework\nscore: 0/15 answered: 0/15\nquestion 1\na bag of m&ms has 5 red, 4 green, 3 blue, and…

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of M&M's

$5 + 4+3 + 2=14$

Step2: Calculate probability of picking a yellow

The number of yellow M&M's is 2. Probability formula is $P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$. So $P(\text{yellow})=\frac{2}{14}\approx0.1429$

Step3: Calculate number of blue or green M&M's

Number of blue is 3 and green is 4. So number of blue or green is $3 + 4 = 7$. Then $P(\text{blue or green})=\frac{7}{14}= 0.5000$

Step4: Calculate number of red or blue or yellow M&M's

Number of red is 5, blue is 3 and yellow is 2. So number of red or blue or yellow is $5+3 + 2=10$. Then $P(\text{red or blue or yellow})=\frac{10}{14}\approx0.7143$

Answer:

a) $0.1429$ b) $0.5000$ c) $0.7143$