The total number of seedlings is 100 + 140 + 80 + 60 + 40 = 420.
The number of type B seedlings is 140.
Therefore, the probability of randomly picking a type B plant is 140/420 = 1/3.
So, the probability is 1/3.
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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