For breakfast, Clarissa can choose from oatmeal, cereal, French toast, or scrambled eggs. She thinks that if she selects a breakfast at random, it is likely that it will be oatmeal. Is is she correct? Explain your reasoning.

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Lyric Coffey

Mathematics

19 November, 20:00

For breakfast, Clarissa can choose from oatmeal, cereal, French toast, or scrambled eggs. She thinks that if she selects a breakfast at random, it is likely that it will be oatmeal. Is is she correct? Explain your reasoning.

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Natalya Lang · Answer 1

I think she is wrong because she can choose each one equally. Imagine it being a spinner with 4 equal sections each one can be chosen at te same rate.