at a wedding reception, 2 tables have yellow centerpieces and 28 tables have white centerpieces. what is the…

at a wedding reception, 2 tables have yellow centerpieces and 28 tables have white centerpieces. what is the probability that a randomly selected table will have a yellow centerpiece? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(yellow) =

at a wedding reception, 2 tables have yellow centerpieces and 28 tables have white centerpieces. what is the probability that a randomly selected table will have a yellow centerpiece? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(yellow) =

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of tables

$2 + 28=30$

Step2: Calculate probability of yellow - centered table

$P(\text{yellow})=\frac{\text{Number of yellow - centered tables}}{\text{Total number of tables}}=\frac{2}{30}=\frac{1}{15}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{15}$