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The basket of golf balls at a miniature golf course contains 18 golf balls. 4 are yellow, 6 are blue, 2 are red, and the rest are green. What is the probability that a randomly selected golf ball will be green?

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Answer: 33.3%

Explanation:

First find the number of green balls in the basket:

= Total - yellow - blue - red

= 18 - 4 - 6 - 2

= 6 balls

The probability of picking a green ball can be found by the formula:

= Number of green balls / Number of total balls

= 6 / 18

= 33.3%

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