Question

there is only 6 red pens, 3 green pens and 8 blue pens in a box. one pen is taken at random from the box. what is the probability that the pen is red

Answer 1

The probability of selecting a red pen at random can be calculated by dividing the number of red pens by the total number of pens in the box.

Number of red pens = 6

Total number of pens = 6 (red) + 3 (green) + 8 (blue) = 17

Probability of selecting a red pen = \( \frac{6}{17} \)

So, the probability is \( \frac{6}{17} \) or approximately 0.353 (rounded to three decimal places).