Find the Indicated Probability If a Student Is Selected at Random, What Is the Asked

question 152

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-In a survey, 50 students were asked to name their favorite color. The table below shows the results.
$\begin{array}{l|c}\text { Color } & \text { Number of students } \\\hline \text { Red } & 11 \\\hline \text { Blue } & 9 \\\hline \text { Green } & 6 \\\hline \text { Yellow } & 4 \\\hline \text { Purple } & 9 \\\hline \text { Brown } & 3 \\\hline \text { Orange } & 3 \\\hline \text { Pink } & 5\end{array}$

If a student is selected at random, what is the probability that their favorite color is purple?

• A) \(\frac { 9 } { 50 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 9 } { 100 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 9 } { 10 }\)
• D) 9

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