Question

John has 21 coloured pencils in a bag.

6 of the pencils are red.

John pulls out one pencil at random.

What is the probability that it will be red?

Answer 1

He has 28.57% chance of pulling a red pencil

6/21 = 28.57%

Answer 2

Thank you

Answer 3

But my homework is giving me a choice of 5 answers
2/7

3/8

1/7

1/3

2/5
Which one is it?

Answer 4

You believed a person whose screenname is I'mBatMan! <shaking my head!>

Simplify the fraction:
6/21

What do you end up with?