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You have a bowl with 5 orange, 6 blue, 3 green, 4 red and 7 yellow candies. What is the probability that you will choose an orange candy out of the bowl?
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You have a bowl with 5 orange, 6 blue, 3 green, 4 red and 7 yellow candies. What is the probability that you will

choose an orange candy out of the bowl?

User Dam
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Answer: 5/16
Explanation: First you have to add up all of the numbers and then out the color it’s asking for on top.
User PenguinDan
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5/25 or 1/5 if you simplify
There are 25 candies in the bowl total and only 5 of them are orange. There is a 1/5 chance or 20% chance you will pick an Orange.
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