Question

Ella's book collection contains 12 books, including 3 mysteries.

If Ella randomly selects a book to read, what is the probability that it will be a mystery?

Answer 1

Since there are only 3 mystery books, so the probability of Ella picking one is 3/12. Simplified, this would be 1/4, as a decimal, 0.25, and as a percent, 25%.

Answer 2

3/12 so 25% probabilty

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