Question

The prizes at a camival tossing game are different stuffed animals. There are 34 tigers, 27 bears, 12 hippopotamuses, 16 giraffes, and 22 monkeys. The carnival manager randomly selects a prize when a player wins the game. Determine the probability that the prize selected is not a monkey. Give your answer as a decimal, precise to three decimal places. Number

Answer 1

Here there 34 tigers, 27 bears, 12 hippos, 16 giraffes and 22 monkeys

Total animlas = 34 + 27 + 12 + 16 + 22 = 111

P(Prize selected is not a monkey) = 1 - P(a monket is selected) = 1- 22/111 = 0.802