Maelynn has a bag full of cany-coated chocolate pieces. There are 12 red ones, 23 yellow ones, 25 blue ones, and 15 orange ones. What is the probability, expresed as a percent, that she pulls out a red one?

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The total number of candy-coated chocolate pieces Maelynn has is:

12 (red) + 23 (yellow) + 25 (blue) + 15 (orange) = 75

The probability of picking a red one is the number of red pieces divided by the total number of pieces:

12 / 75 = 0.16

Therefore, the probability of pulling out a red one is 16%.