Question

There are 7 blue , 3 pink , 4 yellow , and 2 red markers in the tray . What is the probability that you will pick a yellow marker ?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1/4 or 25%

Step-by-step explanation:

The probability of picking a yellow marker is the same as how "big of a part" the yellow markers are out of the total number of markers.

Let's find the total number of markers:

7 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 16

There are 16 markers in total. Out of these, 4 are yellow.

Thus, the probability of picking a yellow will be:

$\frac{yellow}{total}=\frac{4}{16} = \frac{1}{4}$

Answer: 1/4

We can also write it as a percentage:

$\frac{1}{4} * 100\% = 25\%$