An eight-sided die, which may or may not be a fair die, has four colors on it, you have been tossing the die for an hour and hav
e recorded the color rolled for each toss.
What is the probability you will roll a brown on your next toss of the die? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to four decimal places.
green
brown
26
blue yellow
20 29
49
What is the probability you will roll a brown on your next toss of the die? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to four decimal places.
green
brown
26
blue yellow
20 29
49
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