Question

there are 12 cans of soup in a pantry, 3 of which contain chicken tortilla soup. what is the probability that a randomly selected can will be chicken tortilla soup? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(chicken tortilla) =

Explanation:

Step1: Recall probability formula

The probability formula is $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$.

Step2: Identify values

The number of favorable outcomes (cans of chicken - tortilla soup) is 3, and the total number of outcomes (total cans of soup) is 12.

Step3: Calculate probability

$P(\text{chicken tortilla})=\frac{3}{12}=\frac{1}{4}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{4}$