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7-48.

There are green gumballs, red gumballs, white gumballs, purple gumballs, and blue gumballs in the gumball machine. Find the probability for each of the following outcomes and write it as a percent. Assume that the gumball machine is always full and that gumballs are released from the machine randomly. Show work to support your answer.

  1. Getting a purple gumball.

    The probability of getting a purple gumball is the number or purple gumballs divided by the total number of gumballs.

  2. Getting either a purple or a green gumball.

    The probability of getting either a purple or a green gumball is the sum of the probability of getting a purple gumball and the probability of getting a green gumball.

     

  3. Not getting a green gumball.

    What is the probability of getting a green gumball?

    Since you can either get a green gumball or not get a green gumball, the probability of not getting a green gumball is (or ) minus the probability of getting a green gumball.

  4. Getting either a purple or a white gumball.

    What is the probability of getting a purple gumball?
    A white gumball?

    See (b).