In a certain game, a ball is randomly selected from a box that contains 3 red balls, 2 green balls and 6 blue balls. If a red ball is selected R5 is won, if green you win R4 and if blue is selected you win nothing. Calculate the probability of winning R4.

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First, we need to calculate the total number of balls in the box:

Total balls = 3 (red balls) + 2 (green balls) + 6 (blue balls) = 11 balls

Next, we need to calculate the probability of winning R4, which is selecting a green ball:

Probability of winning R4 = Number of green balls / Total number of balls
Probability of winning R4 = 2 / 11 = 0.1818 or approximately 18.18%