In a garden, there are yellow and green flowers which are straight and curved. If the probability of picking a green flower is 2/3 and picking a straight flower is 1/2, then what is the probability of picking a flower which is yellow and straight  Choose the correct answer
A) 1/6	B) 1/8	C) 1/4	D) 3/4	E) 7/8
Good question.   So we have a garden where all the flowers have two properties: color (green or yellow) and shape (straight or curved).   we're told that 2/3 of the garden is green, so, since all the flowers must be either green or yellow, we know that 1/3 are yellow. We're also told there is an equal probability of straight or curved, 1/2.   We want to find out the probability of something being yellow and straight, Pr( Yellow and Straight ).   So if we recall, the probability of two unique events occurring simultaneously is the product of the two probabilities, Pr( A and B ) = P(A) * P(B). So we multiply the two probabilities, Pr(yellow)* Pr(straight) = 1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6, or 1/6.
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In a garden, there are yellow and green flowers which are straight and curved. If the probability of picking a green flower is 2/3 and picking a straight flower is 1/2, then what is the probability of picking a flower which is yellow and straight