Question

an amusement park has 2 drink stands and 18 other attractions. what is the probability that a randomly selected attraction at this amusement park will be a drink stand? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(drink stand) =

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total attractions

The total number of attractions is the sum of drink stands and other attractions. So, $2 + 18=20$.

Step2: Calculate probability

The probability $P$ of an event is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes. Here, the number of favorable outcomes (drink stands) is 2 and the total number of outcomes (total attractions) is 20. So, $P(\text{drink stand})=\frac{2}{20}=\frac{1}{10}$.

Answer:

$\frac{1}{10}$