A cooler at a picnic contains 100 cans of soda covered by ic

A cooler at a picnic contains 100 cans of soda covered by ice. There are 14 cans of cola, 10 cans of orange soda, 32 cans of ginger ale, and 44 cans of root beer. The cans are all the same size and shape. If one can is selected at random from the cooler, determine the probability that the soda selected is cola , root beer comma or orange soda.

The probability that the can selected is a

cola

,

root beer comma

or

orange soda

is .

Solution

cans of cola = 14

cans of orange soda = 10

cans of ginger ale = 32

cans of root beer = 44

probability of selecting cola = 14/100

probabilty of selecting root beer = 44/100

probability of selecting orange soda = 10/100

therefore, probability of selcting cola , root beer or orange soda = 14/100 + 44/100 + 10/100 = 68/100