If You Draw an M&M Candy at Random from a Bag

question 26

Multiple Choice

If you draw an M&M candy at random from a bag of the candies,the candy you draw will have one of six colors.The probability of drawing each color depends on the proportion of each color among all candies made.Assume the table below gives the probabilities for the color of a randomly chosen M&M. If you select two M&M's and the colors are independent,then what is the probability that both are the same color?

• A)0.01
• B)0.09
• C)0.22
• D)0.25

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