At a certain amateur bands rock show the ratio of freaks to nerds to geeks is 1:2:3.
At a certain amateur bands rock show the ratio of freaks to nerds to geeks is 1:2:3. If these are the only types of people in the crowd, and each person in the crowd has the same chance of yellin grock on!, what are the chances that the next person who yells rock on!will be a freak?
Answer/Solution
1/6
Steps/Work
Another approach is toassign some nice valuesfor the number of freaks, nerds and geeks.
Given: the ratio of freaks to nerds to geeks is 1:2:3
So, let's say there is: 1 freak, 2 nerds and3geeks for a TOTAL of6people.
P(next person who yells rock on!is a freak) = (# of freaks in the crowd)/(TOTAL # of people in the crowd)
=1/6
= 1/6
Answer:
E
Given: the ratio of freaks to nerds to geeks is 1:2:3
So, let's say there is: 1 freak, 2 nerds and3geeks for a TOTAL of6people.
P(next person who yells rock on!is a freak) = (# of freaks in the crowd)/(TOTAL # of people in the crowd)
=1/6
= 1/6
Answer:
E