Question

Ankit bought 2 packs of red pens, 1 pack of blue pens, and 3 packs of black pen. The Red Pen packs have 4 pens each. The blue pen packs and the black pen packs have 3 pens each. What is Ankit's Probability of picking a red pen from the pen holder? ​

Answer 1

2/5 or 8/20

Explanation:

1 pack of red pens:4

2 packs of red pens:8

1 pack of blue pen:3

1 pack of black pen:3

3 packs of black pen: 9

in total there is 20 pens, 8+9=17+3=20

the probability will be 8/20 or 2/5