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In an aquarium, there are 10 large fish and 5 small fish. Half of the large fish are red. One fish is selected at random. Find the probability that it is a large, red fish. Write your answer as a fraction
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In an aquarium, there are 10 large fish and 5 small fish. Half of the large fish are red.

One fish is selected at random. Find the probability that it is a large, red fish.
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Please help i am legitimately stressed and i just cant do anything about it becasue of online school so i just need help. Please

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ok. 15 fish in total. 5 of them are large red fish.

that means 5 out of 15, or 5/15. 5/15 is simplified as 1/3

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