Abag of 100 tulip bulbs purchased from a nursery contains 20 red tulip bulbs, 20 yellow tulip bulbs, and 60 purple tulip bulbs. (a) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is red? (b) what is the probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is purple? (c) interpret these two probabilities.

a) 0.2   b) 0.6

c) The event of selecting red tulip is not likely to occur.

The event of selecting purple tulip is likely to occur.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Total number of tulips = 100

The number of red tulips = 20

The number of purple tulips =60

The probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is red :-

Since 0.2 is less than 0.5.

It means that the event of selecting red tulip is not likely to occur.

The probability that a randomly selected tulip bulb is purple :-

Since 0.6 is more than 0.5.

It means that the event of selecting purple tulip is likely to occur.