Question

annies pie shop has 12 pies for sale, including 4 chocolate cream pies. what is the probability that a randomly selected pie will be a chocolate cream pie? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(chocolate cream pie) =

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total and favorable outcomes

Total number of pies is 12, number of chocolate - cream pies is 4.

Step2: Use probability formula

The probability formula is $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$. So $P(\text{chocolate cream pie})=\frac{4}{12}$.

Step3: Simplify the fraction

$\frac{4}{12}=\frac{1}{3}$.

Answer:

$\frac{1}{3}$