Question

Leslie is a biologist. She is going to randomly select one animal from her lab to study. There are 5 salamanders, 3 crayfish, and 12 minnows in her lab.
What is P?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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) $=$ $\frac{5}{20}$ $= 0.25$