containing 200 pencils of various colors. She finds that 20 of the pencils are red, 10 are blue, 8 are green, 6 are yellow, 4 are purple, and 2 are orange. What is the probability that the next colored pencil Avery selects will be red?
To find the probability that the next colored pencil will be red, we first need to determine the total number of red pencils and the total number of pencils in the basket.
Total number of red pencils = 20
Total number of pencils in the basket = 200
Therefore, the probability of selecting a red pencil is:
P(red) = (Number of red pencils) / (Total number of pencils)
P(red) = 20 / 200
P(red) = 1/10
So, the probability that the next colored pencil Avery selects will be red is 1/10 or 0.1.
Avery randomly selects 50 colored pencils from a basket
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