Leslie is a biologist. She is going to randomly select one animal from her lab to study. There are 5 salamanders, 3 crayfish, an

Question

3 years ago

10

d 12 minnows in her lab.
What is P?

2 answers:

Scrat [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-15T22:01:34+03:00

Scrat [10]3 years ago

8 0

5/20 but if you were to simplify it then 1/4

podryga [215] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-16T00:17:41+03:00

8 0

Answer:

$0.25$

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability = Number of favorite outcomes / Number of possible outcomes

There are $5$ favorable outcomes ( the

There are $20$ possible outcomes ( the $5+3+12=20$ total animals).

P (salamander) $=$ $\frac{5}{20}$ $= 0.25$