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Use the table to answer the question.

Plant Types A B C D E
Number of Seedlings 100 140 80 60 40
A farmer conducted an inventory on his two square kilometers of rainforest; the results are in the table. He plans on randomly selecting a seedling to experiment on when he goes back to the forest. What is the probability that he will randomly pick a type B plant? Write your answer in the simplest form of a fraction.

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To find the probability of selecting a type B plant, we need to first find the total number of seedlings.
Adding up the number of seedlings for each plant type:
100 + 140 + 80 + 60 + 40 = 420

Next, we find the probability of selecting a type B plant by dividing the number of type B seedlings by the total number of seedlings:
Probability = Number of type B seedlings / Total number of seedlings
Probability = 140 / 420
Probability = 1/3

Therefore, the probability that the farmer will randomly pick a type B plant is 1/3.
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