Question

Use the following information to answer the next four exercises. A box Is filled with several party favours. It contains 12 hats, 15 noisemakers, ten finger traps, and five bags of confetti.

Let H : the event of getting a hat.

Let N= the event of getting a noisemaker.

Let F= the event of getting a finger trap.

Let C= the event of getting a bag of confetti.

Find P(H)

Short answer

The event of getting a hat P(H) = $0.29$

Step-by-step solution

Given Information

A box Is filled with several party favours. It contains 12 hats, 15 noisemakers, ten finger traps, and five bags of confetti.

Explanation

We know,

Finding the probability of getting a hat,

The desired outcome for getting a hat = $12$

Total outcome = $42$

Probability = $\frac{\text{desiredoutcome}}{\text{totaloutcome}}$

Hence the event of getting a hat P(H) = $\frac{12}{42}=0.29$