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During a team building game, participants reach into a bag and randomly select a colored flag, which determines their team. If there are 7 green flags, 5 red flags, and 3 yellow flags, then what is the theoretical probability of selecting a red flag?

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Answer:

1 out of 3 or 1/3.

Explanation:

  1. Determine how many total flags there are. In this case, there are 15 total flags.
  2. Determine how many of these are red. 5/15 of the flags are red.
  3. Simplify 5/15, which is 1/3.
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