Question

A bag contains 4 blue coins and 8 red coins. A coin is removed at random and replaced by three of the other color.

Part 1 out of 3:
What is the probability that the removed coin is blue? Enter your answer as a simplified fraction. The probability that the removed coin is blue is ______.

Answer 1

The awnser if not mistakened is 33.3%

Answer 2

33.3%

Explanation:

In total there are 12 coins, those are 4 blue ones and 8 red ones. If we think of these as fractioins we get the following:

`(4)/(12)` *
`(100)/(1)` =
`(400)/(12)` = 33.3%

The probability that the removed coin is blue is 33.3%.