The bag contains 3 distinct candies, giving a total of 3 possible outcomes. Since there is only 1 strawberry candy, the probability is 1 / 3 (approximately 0.333 or 33.3%).
A bag has 3 candies: strawberry, lemon and mint. One is picked at random. What is the probability of picking a strawberry candy?
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The sample space of candies in the bag is:
S = {strawberry, lemon, mint}
Total number of possible outcomes = 3.
The event E consists of picking a strawberry candy:
E = {strawberry}
Number of favourable outcomes = 1.
Using the formula for theoretical probability:
P(E) = Number of favourable outcomes / Total possible outcomes
P(strawberry candy) = 1 / 3 (which is approximately 0.333 or 33.3%).
Hence, the probability is 1 / 3.
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